Regina Municipal Railway

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Gas/Diesel Buses

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1 1931 Leyland/CCF
2 1937 Yellow Coach 1204
3 1940 Ford 09B
4 1940 Yellow Coach PG-2401
1940 Yellow Coach TG-2401 1 unit.
5-6 1941 Ford 19B?
7-8 1946 CC&F C-36
9-13 1946 Ford 69B 10-13 to Regina Transit 10-13.
14-27 1949 CC&F C-36 To Regina Transit 14-27.

Electric Trolley Bus

Regina Municipal Railway began ETB operations on September 4, 1947. Regina Transit continued the trolley bus operation.

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Motors Notes
100-119 1947 CC&F T-44
120-122 1948 CC&F T-44 Destroyed in a carhouse fire on January 23, 1949.
123-146 1949 CC&F T-44 To Regina Transit 123-146.
147-154 1950 CC&F T-48A

Streetcars

Streetcars service started on July 28, 1911 and ended on September 9, 1950.

All information is taken from Colin Hatcher's "Saskatchewan's Pioneer Streetcars."

Abbreviation Meaning Location
Brush Brush Electrical Engineering London, England
GE General Electric
Preston Preston Car and Coach Company Preston, Ontario
CC&F Canadian Car and Foundry Montréal, Québec
OCC Ottawa Car Company Ottawa, Ontario
Regina Regina Municipal Railway Regina, Saskatchewan
WH Westinghouse

Passenger Cars

All single-truck cars had 2 40HP motors. All double-truck cars had 4 40HP motors, except for 40-53 which had 4 25HP motors.

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Capacity Motors Notes
1-4 1911 Brush Single-truck 32 Brush 1204E
  • Hand brakes
  • Deck roof
5-6 1911 Brush Double-truck 44 Brush 1204E
  • Air brakes
  • Deck roof
8-12, 14 1912 Preston Single-truck 32 WH 101 B2
15-22 1913 Preston Double-truck 38 WH 101 B2
GE 80A
  • 4 units with Westinghouse motors, 4 with GE
  • Air brakes
  • R.R. roof
23-30 1913 Preston Double-truck 38 WH 101 B2
GE 80A
  • 5 units with GE motors, 3 with Westinghouse
  • Air brakes
  • R.R. roof
31-36 1913 Preston Single-truck 32 WH 101 B2
  • Hand brakes
  • Deck roof
40-46 1928 CC&F Double-truck 49 GE 264 A
  • 40 seen sitting with 49 in a farmer's field near Moose Jaw, c.2000's.
  • 42 currently under restoration by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society.
  • 25HP motors instead of 40HP
  • Air brakes
  • Arch roof
47-53 1929 OCC Double-truck 49 GE 264 A
  • 49 seen sitting with 40 in a farmer's field near Moose Jaw, c.2000's.
  • 25HP motors instead of 40HP
  • Air brakes
  • Arch roof

Work Cars

These cars consisted of locomotives, portable power plants, dump cars, flatbeds, and sweepers. These were needed to keep the streetcars running smoothly, and to provide services such as garbage disposal and coal delivery.