IN MEMORY OF HAMILTON TROLLEYBUSES
10.12.1950 - 30.12.1992

[as of 2013 ]

City

Founded: 1846
Population: 519 949 (2011)
Location: Hamilton

Network Stats

Operator: Hamilton Street Railway

Horsecar service: 1874 - 1892
Streetcar service: 1892 - 1951
Trolleybus service: 10.12.1950 - 30.12.1992

Overhead length at it's maximum: 65,7 km. (one-way)

Routes (early version):
King-Barton
Cannon

Routes (late version):
1 King (closed 1987)
2 Cannon (closed 1989)
3 Barton (closed 1992)

Network map: 1959 1969-1992

Trolleybuses replaced streetcars in 1951. There were 3 main corridors: via King/Main Streets, Cannon Street and Barton Street. Unlike other North American trolleybus systems, the network was extended into suburban areas in the 1970s followng the growth of the city. Nevertheless, the system closed line by line between 1987-1992.

Rolling Stock

18 CCF Brill T48 (1950): 701-718
30 CCF Brill T48A (1951): 721-750
40 Flyer E700A (1972-73): 751-790
16 Flyer E800 (1978): 7801-7816

Photos on map

Photoreview
(1984) Photos by Rovert Newhouser

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Last updated: 26-Sep-2013
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