Private Charter - November 9, 2002
November 9, 2002, a group of bus enthusiasts from mainly Alberta and British Columbia, came out to Edmonton to take Edmonton Transit Brill #148 out for a private tour over most of the trolley bus network. Several photo stops were made along the way including Westwood Garage, NAIT Bus loop, Westmount Transit Centre, Belgravia Loop, Southgate Transit Centre, and Coliseum Transit Centre. This section will show photos taken along the way of the charter in the way that we had traveled.
148
being pushed by a shop truck to the NAIT loop before the charter
The
rear shot before the poles went up
Posed
for photos, Dan Linder waits to take 148 out towards the Westmount Transit
Centre
The
Interior of 148 before everyone loaded up on the bus
Interior
shot of the bus showing the group of people that took this bus for a ride
Yet
another interior shot showing everyone
Before
we could pose the bus in the Right-of-Way, we unloaded at the bus stop at the
east end of the right of way and walked up to where the bus decided to stop.
Shown
in the Right-of-Way between the trees and the eastbound ROW Lane
Bill
MacDonald is shown posing behind the wheel of 148 as we wait for everyone to
load up. Check out the old fare decal above his head!
The
Canadian Car & Foundry builders emblem on the destination bulkhead
Bill
MacDonald prepares to leave for our next stop at Westmount
148
is posed beside New Flyer D40LF #4196 at Westmount Transit Centre
Kevin
Brown is shown giving the guided tour of the trolley bus system
A
reflection shot of the trolley bus on a coffee shop along the south portion of
the trolley bus system
4
different shots showing 148 taking the loop around Belgravia. This
community is one of the greatest communities in Edmonton for supporting the
trolley buses. They probably enjoy the fan trips that both 148 and 202
(That wasn't used on this charter) have made over the years through their
community showing the Cleanest, Quietest, and most environmentally friendly form
of public transportation.
Because
of the wires at this location, there was a dead spot in the wires near this
location where 148 got stuck. A fair number of us jumped out to help push
148 a couple of feet ahead so that we could take the switch to go through the
short turn loop and head south to Southgate
These
5 shots show 148 posed for photos at the Southgate Transit Centre. This
portion of the trolley bus network is used by the Route 9. A note about
the Route 9: The trolley bus Route 9 does a short turn going from Southgate
through Downtown, then terminating at the NAIT Loop.
Another
photo shoot was at the Coliseum Transit Centre. This is one of the two LRT
Stations that the trolley buses meet up to outside of downtown
Two
photos of 148 is shown at the end of the Charter when the bus arrived at
Westwood Garage. Shortly after these photos were taken, 148 was taken
inside of Westwood for cleaning and possibly returning to Cromdale Shops for
storage.
A
group of 4 guys from Vancouver including Derek Cheung, Rob Chew, Kevin Nash, and
Alan M. shown infront of Brill 148.
Bill
MacDonald and Dan Linder pose for a photo infront of 148
A special thanks to Kevin Brown for helping to organize this charter, Bill MacDonald and Dan Linder for doing an excellent job of driving the bus, and everyone that came out that made this charter a success!