Bus Meets Tram: An Historic Encounter Across a Century

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Re-live the golden age of transit at the Steveston Tram! On Saturday October 4 from noon to 4:00pm, enjoy a rare chance to board a vintage bus, courtesy of the Transit Museum Society. Step inside and soak up the retro vibes as you imagine what it was like to commute through Richmond decades ago.

Stroll a few metres over to the Steveston Tram building to climb aboard historic Tram Car 1220, and experience travel from an even earlier era—the 1910s to the 1950s.

Visitors of all ages can also get creative at our drop-in “Creation Station”, where kids (and kids-at-heart) can design their own version of The Buzzer, the iconic transit publication that’s been a part of BC’s transit story since 1916. Plus, the first 100 visitors will receive a free vintage copy of The Buzzer from January 1990, celebrating 100 years of transit history in the province.

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• Find out more about the Steveston Tram and Culture Days by visiting the website. stevestonheritage.ca

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Steveston Tram

The Steveston Tram museum features Tram Car 1220, one of the original trams that ran on Richmond’s Interurban rail system. Today, the immaculately restored tram car and the building that houses it, allow visitors to experience authentic Interurban rail travel and learn about early 20th century transportation.

Designed to house Tram Car 1220, the museum was built around the original tracks of the BC Electric Railway Interurban Network across the street from where the Steveston Station once stood. You can still spot the original railroad path and power poles around the tram today.