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History
Rosters
The following vehicles were purchased by the Nova Scotia Light & Power Company, prior to the City of Halifax's takeover of all public transit operations in the old City of Halifax on January 1, 1970, forming the Halifax Transit Corporation. Of the vehicles listed, only diesel buses #301-312 were kept in service in 1970; all electric trolley coaches were taken out of service at this time.
Streetcars
Fleet Number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Ends | Motors | Trucks | Notes |
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1-24, 26, 28 | 1896 | Rhodes | Electric | ||||
25, 27, 30, 32 | 1898 | Rhodes | Electric | ||||
29-35 (odd) |
1906 | Ottawa | Electric | ||||
34, 36 | 1901 | Rhodes | Electric | ||||
37-41 (odd) |
1902 | Electric | To Yarmouth Street Railway in 1906.
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37-43 (odd) |
1907 | Ottawa | Electric | ||||
38-40 (even) |
1905 | Rhodes | Electric | ||||
42-48 (even) |
1912 | NS Car | Electric | ||||
50-52 (even) |
1909 | Ottawa | Electric | ||||
50-68 (even) |
1913 | NS Car | Electric | Car 60 destroyed in 1917. | |||
53-59 (odd) |
1913 | Electric | Ex-Worcester Street Railway. | ||||
54-56 (even) |
1909 | Silliker | Electric | ||||
(parts only) | 1923 | Birney | Electric | Order number unknown.
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100-123 | 1920 | American | Birney Type "F" |
DE | Electric | Order number 1229.
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124-133 | 1926 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | Order number 21021. Received in 1928.
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134-137 | 1926 | Ottawa | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number unknown. |
138-145 | 1927 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21156. Received in 1941.
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146-155 | 1928 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21021. Received in 1928.
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156-158 | 1928 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21760. Received in 1930-1932.
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159-166 | 1920 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21156. Received in 1940.
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167-172 | 1920 | Brill | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21156. Received in 1941.
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173-174 | 1924 | Brill | Birney Type "H"? |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 21156. Received in 1942.
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175 | 1921 | Brill | American Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 1244. Received in 1942.
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176 | 1920 | Wason | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 115K. Received in 1942.
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177-181 | 1927 | American | Birney Type "J" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order numbers 1296 and 1302. Recieved in 1942.
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182 | American | Birney Type "H" |
DE | Electric | BR 79E1 | Order number 1296. Received in 1942. |
Gas/Diesel Buses
Fleet Number Range | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | No. Purchased | Notes |
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301-312 | 1963 | GMDD | TDH-4519 New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison | 12 |
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Trolleybuses
Fleet Number Range | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | No. Purchased | Notes |
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201-260 | 1948 | CC&F/Brill | T-44 | Electric | 60 | ||
261-265 | 1948 | CC&F/Brill | T-44 | Electric | 5 | ||
266-271 | 1949 | CC&F/Brill | T-44 | Electric | 6 | ||
272-275 | 1950 | CC&F/Brill | T-44 | Electric | 4 | 273 is preserved at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME. | |
276-277 | 1952 | CC&F | T-44A | Electric | 2 | ||
278-281 | 1954 | CC&F | T-44A | Electric | 4 | ||
282-287 | 1947 | Pullman Standard | 44CX | Electric | 6 | Purchased used from United Transit Company in 1955; retired in 1963 |