OVERALL SYSTEM MAP
INSET: BRANTFORD
INSET: GUELPH
INSET: KITCHENER-WATERLOO
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ROUTES
URBAN STREETCAR ROUTES
BRANTFORD
Operator: Brantford Municipal Railway
Note: Streetcar lines in Brantford were identified by the part of the town being served. I have no information as to where their downtown terminuses were.
Here is a list of the streetcar routes in 1929:
- Eagle Place
- Echo Place
- Holmedale
- Main Line
- Market
- Mohawk Park
- Terrace Hill
- West Brantford
GUELPH
Note: Streetcar lines in Guelph started at the Guelph CNR Station, and were identified by their destination.
Operator: Hydro Electric Railways (formerly, Guelph Radial Railway)
Here is a list of the streetcar routes in 1929:
- Edinburgh Road (through Suffolk Street)
- Ontario Agricultural College (through Dundas Street)
- Victoria Road (through Ontario Street - York Road)
- Waterloo Avenue (to Silver Creek)
- Woodlawn Cemetery (through Woolwich Street)
KITCHENER-WATERLOO
Operator: Kitchener-Waterloo Railways
| King Street Line | Waterloo (Church Street) - Kitchener (along King Street) - Sydney Street |
| Bridgeport Line | Downtown Kitchener (King Street) - Water Street - Louisa Street - Bridgeport |
INTERURBAN STREETCAR ROUTES
| Canadian National Electric Railways | Toronto (St. Clair & Keele) - Churchville - Georgetown - Guelph (CNR Station) |
| Grand River Railway | Waterloo - Kitchener GRR Station - Preston - Galt |
| Grand River Railway | Preston - Hespeler |
| Grand Valley Railway | Brantford - Paris |
| Lake Erie & Northern Railway | Galt - Paris - Brantford - Waterford - Simcoe - Port Dover |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Brantford Municipal Railway: ? km.
- Canadian National Electric Railways (Toronto- Guelph): 79 km.
- Grand River Railway: 30 km.
- Guelph Hydro Electric Railways: ? km.
- Kitchener-Waterloo Railway: ca. 9 km.
- Lake Erie & Northern Railway: 82 km.
HISTORY (PASSENGER OPERATIONS): Electrified unless otherwise noted
- Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway; Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway: 1888 - 1895 (horse-powered), 18 May 1895 - 27 Dec. 1946 (electric)
- Brantford Street Railway; Brantford Municipal Railway: 7 July 1886 - 30 March 1893 (horse-powered), 31 March 1893 - 31 Jan. 1940 (electric)
- Galt, Preston & Hespeler Street Railway; Grand River Railway: 26 July 1894 - 23 April 1955
- Grand Valley Railway [Brantford - Paris]: March 1903 - 15 June 1929
- Guelph Radial Railway: 17 Sept. 1895 - 30 Sept. 1937
- Lake Erie & Northern Railway: 7 Feb. 1916 - 23 April 1955
- Toronto Suburban Railway (later Canadian National Electric Railways) - Toronto-Guelph interurban: 21 Apr. 1917 - 15 Aug. 1931
GAUGE
- 1435 mm. except: Brantford lines (1886-1893) (1067 mm = 3'6")
SOURCES
- Mills, J.M. Ontario's Grand River Valley electric railways: The story of the area's streetcars, trolley coaches and interurban railways Montréal: Railfare*DC Books, 2010
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