Transit Museum Society of British Columbia
The Transit Museum Society of British Columbia (TRAMS) is an independent registered society established in 1986 to document and preserve the province’s transit heritage. It restores and operates vehicles significant to the history of public transit in British Columbia, and maintains a library which contains thousands of documents and other artifacts that build a comprehensive picture of its evolution.
Based in Burnaby with a secondary storage facility in Deroche, TRAMS currently has a fleet of sixteen vehicles: thirteen operational and three non-operational. These vehicles were previously in use by both public and private operating companies between 1937 and 2010. Volunteers from TRAMS also operated the Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway and carried out restoration and maintenance of the historic electric interurban cars used on that line, until its operation was suspended indefinitely in 2012.
Current fleet summary
Buses
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Notes |
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63 | 1937 | Hayes-Anderson | PCT32 | Hercules YXC gasoline | Non-synchromesh manual | Rollsign |
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132 | File:Edmonton Transit System 132.jpg | 1982 | GM/BBC | HR150G | BBC electric | N/A | Rollsign |
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678 | 1959 | GM | TDH-4512 | Detroit Diesel 6-71 | Allison VH | Rollsign |
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730 | 1957 | GM | TDH-4512 | Detroit Diesel 6-71 | Allison VH | Rollsign |
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M852 | 1947 | Twin Coach | 41-S | Fageol FTC 180 | Rollsign |
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2040 | 1947 | CCF Brill | T-44 | GE electric | N/A | Rollsign |
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2416 | 1954 | CCF Brill | T-48A | Electric | N/A | Rollsign |
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2649 | 1976 | Flyer | E800 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Spicer 183 | Rollsign |
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2805 | 1983 | Flyer | E902 | Westinghouse electric | N/A | Rollsign |
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3106 | 1991 | New Flyer | D40 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HT(B)-748 | Luminator Super:MAX |
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3334 | 1982 | Flyer | D901A | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign |
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3404-3405 | 1957 | CCF Brill | CD-52-TC | AEC AH-690 | Spicer Torque converter | Rollsign |
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4107 | 1982 | GMDD | T6H-5307N | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | Rollsign |
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4276 | 1990 | MCI | TC40-102N | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D863.3ADR | Rollsign |
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4612 | 1964 | GMDD | TDH-4519 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VS2-6 | Rollsign |
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Retired, sold, or scrapped fleet summary (incomplete)
Buses
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Notes |
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6228 | 1947 | CCF Brill | IC-41 | Hall-Scott Model 190 | Spicer 4-speed non-synchromesh manual | Rollsign |
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Railcars
TRAMS used to operate the Downtown Vancouver Historic Railway, but this shut down in 2012. All streetcars were donated to the Frasier Valley Historic Railway in Surrey, BC.