Toronto Transit Commission 4700-4747
Toronto Transit Commission 4700-4747 were 1947 Pullman Standard PCC A-13 class all-electric streetcars, built new for the Birmingham Electric Company in Birmingham, Alabama as cars #800-847. The TTC purchased this group of Birmingham PCC cars in 1952, and they were shipped by railway flatcar to the TTC's Hillcrest Shops during 1952-1953. There they were rebuilt to TTC standards for service in Toronto, repainted, and assigned new numbers, and first entered service in 1953. They were assigned to Roncesvalles.
This series, while in service in Birmingham, once had signage on some of the rear seats denoting seating for "colored" or for whites.
A group of 19 A-13 series 4700's (and 14 A-14 cars) were sold to the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) in 1976, who experienced a fire in one of their carhouses in 1975 and lost a portion of their own PCC fleet. The cars were transported by rail to Philadelphia PA where they were renumbered in the 2300-series. They weren't repainted, and remained in use in Philadelphia until 1981, and were later scrapped.
None of the secondhand A-13 cars were included in the TTC's PCC heavy rebuild program. By 1983 most of the fleet was retired, and the final car in service retired that year (4704).
Units | Built | Motor | Seating | Destination sign |
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4700-4747 | 1947 | Rollsign (split blinds) |
Details
Fleet number | Thumbnail | Date built | Birmingham number | Serial | Division | Status/Disposal | Notes |
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4700 | 1947 | BEC 800 | Retired |
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4701 | 1947 | BEC 801 | Retired | ||||
4702 | 1947 | BEC 802 | Retired |
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4703 | 1947 | BEC 803 | Retired |
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4704 | 1947 | BEC 804 | Retired | ||||
4705 | 1947 | BEC 805 | Retired | ||||
4706 | 1947 | BEC 806 | Retired |
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4707 | 1947 | BEC 807 | Retired |
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4708 | 1947 | BEC 808 | Retired | ||||
4709 | 1947 | BEC 809 | Retired |
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4710 | 1947 | BEC 810 | Retired |
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4711 | 1947 | BEC 811 | Retired |
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4712 | 1947 | BEC 812 | Retired | ||||
4713 | 1947 | BEC 813 | Retired | ||||
4714 | 1947 | BEC 814 | Retired | ||||
4715 | 1947 | BEC 815 | Retired | ||||
4716 | 1947 | BEC 816 | Retired |
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4717 | 1947 | BEC 817 | Retired | ||||
4718 | 1947 | BEC 818 | Retired |
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4719 | 1947 | BEC 819 | Retired | ||||
4720 | 1947 | BEC 820 | Retired |
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4721 | 1947 | BEC 821 | Retired | ||||
4722 | 1947 | BEC 822 | Retired | ||||
4723 | 1947 | BEC 823 | Retired | ||||
4724 | 1947 | BEC 824 | Retired |
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4725 | 1947 | BEC 825 | Retired | ||||
4726 | 1947 | BEC 826 | Retired |
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4727 | 1947 | BEC 827 | Retired |
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4728 | 1947 | BEC 828 | Retired |
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4729 | 1947 | BEC 829 | Retired |
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4730 | 1947 | BEC 830 | Retired |
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4731 | 1947 | BEC 831 | Retired |
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4732 | 1947 | BEC 832 | Retired |
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4733 | 1947 | BEC 832 | Retired | ||||
4734 | 1947 | BEC 834 | Retired |
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4735 | 1947 | BEC 835 | Retired |
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4736 | 1947 | BEC 836 | Retired | ||||
4737 | 1947 | BEC 837 | Retired |
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4738 | 1947 | BEC 838 | Retired |
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4739 | 1947 | BEC 839 | Retired | ||||
4740 | 1947 | BEC 840 | Retired |
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4741 | 1947 | BEC 841 | Retired |
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4742 | 1947 | BEC 842 | Retired | ||||
4743 | 1947 | BEC 843 | Retired |
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4744 | 1947 | BEC 844 | Retired |
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4745 | 1947 | BEC 845 | Retired |
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4746 | 1947 | BEC 846 | Retired |
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4747 | 1947 | BEC 847 | Retired |
References
- [1] Transit Toronto "THE POST-WAR USED PCC CARS (CLASSES A9 TO A14)", retrieved on 2021-08-29.
- [2] Philadelphia Trolley Tracks "Philadelphia PCC Car Roster: nos. 2300-2318", retrieved on 2021-08-29.
- Roster info from J. Bromley and R. Corley.
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Buses | |||
Low Floor Diesel | 3100-3369, 7900-7979, 8000-8099, 8100-8219, 8300-8334, 8335-8396, 8400-8504, 8510-8617, 8620-8716, 8720-8964, 9200-9239 | ||
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Low Floor Hybrid | 1000-1149, 1200-1423, 1500-1689, 3400-3654, 7000-7133, 7200-7333 | ||
Low Floor Electric | 3700-3724, 3725-3749, 3750-3759 | ||
Articulated Diesel | 9000-9026, 9027-9152 | ||
Articulated Hybrid | 9400-9467 | ||
High Floor Diesel | 2252 | ||
Wheel-Trans | W500-W519, W520-W579, W580-W627, W628-W647, W648-W670, W700-W790, W791-W837 | ||
Rail Vehicles | |||
Streetcars | 2766, 4001, 4207, 4400-4603, 4604-4663, 4500, 4549 | ||
Rapid Transit | 5000-5371, 5381-6136, 6141-6196, 6200-6275, 6500-6517 |