Streetcars in London, Ontario

A streetcar travels beside the Thames River in downtown London in 1894.

Commuters were enabled to travel on streetcars in London, Ontario for sixty years, prior to their retirement, in 1940.[1][2] When the London Street Railway began operation, in 1875, streetcars were pulled by horses.[3] Electrified routes began operation in 1895. Diesel buses replace the streetcars in 1940.

London, Ontario was also connected to Port Stanley, Ontario via a series of luxury interurban streetcars.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Adrian Gamble (2016-05-16). "Once Upon a Tram: The London Street Railway Company's 60-year Run in Ontario". Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. 1 2 Patrick Maloney (2015-12-06). "It's back to the transit future". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-16. But O’Neil, a local-history buff, has unearthed a document that suggests the proposed rail lines for London’s rapid-transit proposal are perfectly placed. He found a map outlining London’s streetcar lines in 1914, and notes the two lines earmarked today for light rail are where the old trolleys ran a century ago.
  3. ↑ "London Ontario, Principal System". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2017-03-16. Incorporated 29 March 1873 (Ont.) Introduced electric streetcars in 1895 and buses in 1923. Discontinued electric streetcars 1940.
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