Transit Museum Society
The Transit Museum Society (TRAMS) is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of old and decommissioned transit vehicles in Vancouver and the adjoining areas. Based out of Coast Mountain Bus Company's Surrey Transit Centre (garage/depot), TRAMS has a fleet of twelve operational vehicles, and at least six vehicles are pending restoration. These vehicles were previously in use by both public and private operating companies between 1925 and 2008.
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.
Fleet
Railcars
See Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway.
Buses
- 1937 Hayes "Teardrop", Pacific Stage Lines 63 (Oldest operational bus in B.C.)
- 1947 Canadian Car-Brill T-44 trolley coach, B. C. Electric 2040. The last of these vehicles was retired by BC Hydro & Power Authority in 1976.
- 1947 Fageol Twin Coach, B. C. Electric M.852
- 1954 Canadian Car-Brill T-48A trolley coach, B. C. Hydro 2416
- 1954 REO heavy duty tow truck, BC Electric/BC Hydro/Metro Transit Operating Company finishing
- 1957 Canadian Car-Brill CD52A, BC Hydro 3404
- 1957 Canadian Car-Brill CD52A, BC Electric 3405
- 1957 GMC TDH-4512 BC Electric 730 "Centennial" Restored externally, interior converted to mobile theatre and historic display
- 1964 GMC TDH-4519, BC Hydro 4612. "New Look" type.
- 1976 Flyer Industries E800, BC Transit V1109, "triesel" (ex-trolleybus 2649, converted to diesel bus but retaining its trolley poles); repainted back to "Metro Transit" yellow-and-orange-stripe livery and renumbered back to 2649 (June 2012)
- 1982 Flyer Industries D901A, BC Transit 3334
- 1982 General Motors T6H5307N, New Look type. "Fishbowl" Hillclimber, BC Transit P4107
- 1982 BBC "fishbowl" trolley bus, Edmonton Transit System, 132
- 1983 Flyer Industries E902 trolleybus, BC Transit 2805
- 1990 Motor Coach Industries TC40102N "Classic" Translink S4276
- 1991 New Flyer D40 Translink V3106
Other Non-operational vehicles
- 1927 Hayes "long nose"
- 1947 Canadian Car IC-41, Pacific Stage Lines 6228
- 1946 Fageol Twin Coach 34S, BC Electric M-??? (Donated to Yakima Electric Railway Museum)
- 1951 Canadian Car T-48A BC Electric/BC Hydro/BC Transit 2341 (Sold to private owner)
- 1954 Canadian Car T-48A MTOC 2414 (Sold to private owner)
- 1954 Canadian Car T-48A 2401, 2404, and 24?? (Sold or scrapped)
- 1983 Flyer Industries E902 trolleybus, BC Transit 2812 (Parts bus for 2805; scrapped due to metal thieves' stripping of coach)
Plans
In 2012, TRAMS planned to acquire additional vehicles in the following five years, representing types which played a big part in the Vancouver transit system, including a 1974 MCI model 8 (MC-8) from Pacific Coach Lines.