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…see an article we did on the Devenish Apartments seen in behind the buses, go here… Calgary then and now – Devenish Apartments. To see another Calgary Transit then and now report, go here… Calgary Transit then and now – 14th St trolley bus. If you like buses, be sure… (Search hits: 1 in title, 25 in body, 1 in comments.)

…had for a very low cost. Our bus is listed as being out of service when the system shut down in the mid-seventies and was subsequently sold to Vancouver Transit, for use as a parts supply. They had a trolley bus network of their own and given that these buses… (Search hits: 0 in title, 37 in body, 4 in comments.)

…in 1975 when the city’s trolley bus network was closed. At that end date it was listed as out of service (for how long though is unknown) and was sold as a parts bus to Vancouver Transit to keep their fleet of similar buses in service. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓… (Search hits: 0 in title, 24 in body, 2 in comments.)

…was shot, Calgary still had a trolley bus system, although by this point it only had a few years left. The first run was in 1947 and it managed to hang on until 1975. By the end date the whole system, the buses themselves and the infrastructure, was well worn… (Search hits: 0 in title, 19 in body, 0 in comments.)

…today and the plant now belongs to transposition giant Bombardier. They make tracked transit vehicles and passenger rail cars. Buses were made from 1945-1962 – trolley buses from 1946-1954. In the 1940s and 50s nearly every transit operator in Canada owned at least some CC&F buses. Calgary’s trolley bus system… (Search hits: 0 in title, 29 in body, 4 in comments.)

…of some major work (meaning $). Edmonton did test a new style of trolley bus a year or so before closing, which was a huge leap technology wise over the BBC/GMC buses then in operation, but decided not to bite. Join In On The Fun! The trolley bus is on… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 2 in comments.)

…internal combustion powered buses were close but not yet up to the task (somewhat debatable). In less then a decade however diesel buses would prove themselves and because of this no new trolley bus networks were built after 1951 in this country. The boom came and went quickly. And while… (Search hits: 0 in title, 25 in body, 1 in comments.)

…end. They needed to keep busy and buses are no all that different to construct, so why not. Aircraft related work continued but seemed to dry up after the late 1950s. Buses were made until 1962 (Trolleybuses: 1945-1954) and while sales were promising in the early years, demand trailed off… (Search hits: 0 in title, 25 in body, 0 in comments.)

…or accidents. Calgary’s buses were built before that technology was in place, and if the wire broke for example the bus was dead in the water and had to be towed or pushed until it was back under a powered line. Have fun with Chris and Connie A trolley bus… (Search hits: 1 in title, 20 in body, 5 in comments.)

…the children? We need answers! Oops, forgot to turn off soapbox mode. Our old photo comes courtesy of the Gerry Squier collection at the Motor Bus Society and for this, we’re in their debt. Gerry, who’s gone now, shot bus photos all over North America for decades and the group… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 0 in comments.)

…appear to have had short lives in CTS service. It’s not known when this bus was retired. It may have been when the system shut down in the mid-1970s or sometime sooner. These buses were well worn out by that time and on their last legs, so the latter is… (Search hits: 0 in title, 21 in body, 1 in comments.)

…time the “then” image was captured, the trolley bus network was near done. It would close down early in 1975. Canadian Car and Foundry was known mainly as a builder of railway cars, and for a time aircraft, but also produced transit and highway buses from 1945-1962 (trolley buses 1946-1954)…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 10 in comments.)

…is crossing the Elbow River on an easterly heading. When the old photo was captured, the streetcar system had but a few years left and would be done by 1950. Some lines were replaced by trolley buses and others by motor bus. The latter happened to this route. Many streetcar… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…now, is industrial based mostly and a specialized refinery business directly north would ultimately lead to the Corral 4 closing. More on this in a moment. It’s possible they had intent to shutter the business anyway and the incident described shortly perhaps just the excuse needed. Business was on the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 0 in comments.)