Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society

The 7.4-kilometre route passes through both rural and developed sections of Surrey.
The line's vehicles does not use a trolley-pole, instead it is powered by a generator towed on a small flatcar.

The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS) restores and operates historic interurban streetcar in Surrey, British Columbia.[1][2] The organization was formed in 2001 and the heritage streetcar system began in June 2013.[1][2][3] It is one of two operating historical tramways in the province.

System[edit]

The heritage line is 7.4-kilometre (4.6 mi) long,[3] using only a small fraction of the original 120-kilometre (75 mi) interurban line of the British Columbia Electric Railway that connected Vancouver to Chilliwack.[3]

The interurban runs 4 times a day on weekends; the entire journey takes 55 minutes.[4]

One of two operational interurbans is run on weekend, from stations at Cloverdale to Sullivan.[5]

Volunteers restored the stations to their appearance at the height of the old line's service.

In 2016, the Edmonton Radial Railway Society donated the former Edmonton Transit Service 2001, a 1912 electric locomotive that once ran on this rail line. This locomotive was in turn donated to the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society in 2017. This is because the Oregon Electric Railway was the original owner of this locomotive.

Collection[edit]

Image Date Builder Type Operator No. Withdrawn Service Notes
BCER Interurban Streetcar No. 1225 at Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
 1913 Interurban Streetcar BCER 1225 1958 Vancouver, Steveston, and Burnaby Restored and operational. Runs from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan Station on weekends in the summer.[6]
1911 Interurban Streetcar BCER 1304 1954 Nicknamed "The Connaught Car" as The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia of Connaught rode it while on a royal visit to BC in 1912.[7]
BCER Interurban Streetcar No. 1207 at Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
 1905 Interurban Streetcar BCER 1207 1958 Restoration ongoing. Currently used as the "1207 Theatre" where visitors board the car and watch a video about the BCER.

Donated to FVHRS by the Downtown Historic Railway along with 1231.[8]

BCER Interurban Streetcar No. 1231 at Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
 1913 Interurban Streetcar BCER 1231 1958 Sister car of 1225. Restoration is ongoing.

Donated to FVHRS by the Downtown Historic Railway along with 1207.[9]

Honey Bee Express Railroad Speeders (Woodings speeder) at FVHRS
 Railroad Speeder FVR-11 FVR-12 Nicknamed the Woodlings speeder. Part of The Honey Bee Express.[10]
The Honey Bee Express (Fairmont speeder) at FVHRS
 Railroad Speeder FVR2 Nicknamed the Fairmont speeder. Part of The Honey Bee Express.[10]
Volunteers Handcar Designed and built by volunteers, The Family Quad Car sits 4 people and is hand operated.[11]
Velocipede CN 22128 Previously used in the Mt. Robson area. Visitors can ride the Velocipede, which was restored by FVHRS.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jennifer Lang (June 19, 2013). "Full throttle for rail revival in Cloverdale". Cloverdale Reporter. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014. The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society is set to launch weekend runs on the original Interurban passenger rail line from Cloverdale to Sullivan return starting this Sunday.
  2. ^ a b John Buker (June 27, 2013). "Old interurban sparks interest in rail for the Fraser Valley". CKWX News1130. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Last weekend, the old interurban electric started rolling the rails again between Cloverdale and Sullivan in Surrey, a heritage project with service on weekends that aims to expand to Scott Road and possibly east into the Valley.
  3. ^ a b c Peter McMartin (July 18, 2013). "The return of the Interurban rail system (with video)". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ^ "Fraser Valley Heritage Railway". Fraser Valley Historical Railway Society. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  5. ^ "Heritage rail station nears completion in Cloverdale". Cloverdale Reporter. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2014. A slice of railway history is coming to life at the foot of 176A Street, where a faithful replica of the original B.C. Electric Railway station that acted as a bustling commuter passenger hub for decades is nearly complete.
  6. ^ "Car 1225 – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  7. ^ "Car 1304 – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  8. ^ "Car 1207 – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  9. ^ "Car 1231 – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  10. ^ a b "Honey Bee Express – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ "Quad Car – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  12. ^ "Velocipede – Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society". fvhrs.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.

External links[edit]

Media related to Heritage streetcars in Surrey, BC at Wikimedia Commons

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