An assembly of rolling stock acquired by the Belmont Trolley non-profit for a prospective trolley project.
Car 16 has been acquired in 2015.
At the time of this photo car 85 was delivered yesterday, and car 1 was delivered today.
Линейка подвижного состава, приобретенного некоммерческой организацией Belmont Trolley для проекта трамвайной линии.
Вагон 16 был приобретен в 2015 году.
По состоянию на дату снимка вагон 85 был доставлен вчера, а вагон 1 был доставлен в день съёмки.
Photo: Belmont Trolley
Hochgeladen von Ymtram · East Haven - Branford Datum: Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022
ex-Porto, Portugal; ex-Portland non-profit; ex-Vancouver (fleet 30) non-profit.. 09.2015 ex Surrey, BC, 30; 2005 ex Portland, OR, 16; нач. 1980-х гг. ex Porto, 16
1912 — Built in Philadelphia for the streetcar system of Porto, Portugal.
Early 1980s — Acquired by a non-profit to run in Portland, OR but was never put to use.
2005 — Acquired by a non-profit in Vancouver, partially restored and renumbered 30; ended up at Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Museum.
08.10.2015 — Acquired by Belmont trolley, renumbered back into 16.
2019-2022 — Restoration work and repainting at Belmont.
03.01.2022 ex Charlotte, 85; 2016 ex LYNX; 2006 ex Charlotte Trolley; 1938 ex —
1927 — Built by Southern Public Utilities, Charlotte, N.C.
14 March 1938 — Operated the last trip of the Charlotte streetcar system.
1938 — Used as office at the Charlotte airport, N.C. Air National Guard.
1939 — Diner / concession stand at Caldwell Station, N.C.
1951 — House in Huntersville, N.C.
6 May 1988 — Returned to Charlotte for preservation and restoration.
1989 — Restoration, with motors, trucks, wheels and electrics sourced from retired streetcars in Melbourne, Australia.
1991 — Restoration completed.
1993 — Ownership by Charlotte Trolley, Inc.
30 August 1996 — Operates over a section of abandoned Norfolk Southern railroad track, by Charlotte Trolley, Inc., using towed generator.
28 June 2004 — Started to use overhead wire.
6 February 2006 — Charlotte Trolley service suspended, the line to be rebuilt for Light Rail.
July 2006 — Rebuilt by Gomaco Trolley Co. for prospective operation on the LYNX streetcar line.
February 2007 — Returned to Charlotte.
20 April 2008 — Operated the single opening trip of the LYNX streetcar line via the Light Rail track, put in storage thereafter due to unsafe operation alongside the LRT trains, used for special excursions twice a year only.
9 October 2014 — Moved to storage.
2016 — North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, N.C.
March 2019 — Return to Charlotte, N.C. for the Lakewood Trolley streetcar project, which never came through.
03 January 2022 — Transferred to Belmont Trolley, Belmont, N.C.
1907 — Built by J.G. Brill, operated in Athens, Greece.
Late 1980s — Acquired by the Charlotte Mecklenburg’s Historic Landmarks Commission.
Mid 1990s — Charlotte Trolley, a non-profit.
2022 — Belmont Trolley.
The unique history of each of the cars is listed in the car history under individual car's database record.
Especially of note is the history of the Car 85, which actually officially closed the early streetcar operation in the neighboring city of Charlotte on 24.03.1938. It was then used as a diner and a private residence between 1938-1988. It was found and returned to Charlotte. The fact that the discovered car was actually 85 came out only during restoration. The car was restored twice - first in Charlotte in 1989 using parts of old Australian trams, and then by Gomaco tram manufacturer in 2006. The car operated under the Charlotte Trolley non-profit in 1996-2006. It was slated for further heritage operation under two different streetcar projects in Charlotte - the Charlotte Trolley operated by LYNX from 2008 and the Lakewood Trolley in 2019. The car didn't make the first project for technical reasons, while the second project was cancelled. Car 85 spent time at the museum in 2016-2019. It was finally delivered for the Belmont Trolley project on 03.01.2022.
Уникальная история каждого из вагонов описана в индивидулаьных записях вагонов в базе данных.
Особого внимания заслуживает история вагона 85, который официально закрыл движение трамвая в соседнем городе Шарлотт 24 марта 1938 года. После чего вагон использовался как столовая и частный дом в период с 1938 по 1988 год. Вагон был найден и вернулся в Шарлотт. Тот факт, что обнаруженный вагон на самом деле был именно вагон 85, выяснилось только по мере реставрации. Вагон реставрировался дважды - сначала в Шарлотте в 1989 году с использованием частей старых австралийских трамваев, а затем в 2006 году производителем трамваев Gomaco. В 1996-2006 годах вагон эксплуатировался в рамках некоммерческой организации Charlotte Trolley. Планировалось, что вагон будет использоваться в дальнейшем в рамках двух разных проектов трамвая в Шарлотте - Charlotte Trolley, эксплуатируемого LYNX с 2008 года, и Lakewood Trolley в 2019 году. Первый проект не был реализован по техническим причинам, а второй проект был отменен. В перерые между двумя несостоявшимсия проектами, вагон 85 находился в музее в 2016-2019 годах. Вагон, наконец, был доставлен для проекта Belmont Trolley 03.01.2022.
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East Haven - Branford Datum: Dienstag, 4. Januar 2022
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