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100th Anniversary Excursion
Sept 2, 2010: Due to circumstances beyond our control the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS), SRY Rail Link and the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) announces with regret that the 100th anniversary excursion rail trip from New Westminster to Chilliwack, planned for October 9th and 10th, has been postponed until a possible future date.
The partners involved, FVHRS, SRY Rail Link and the WCRA are committed to working toward a future excursion.
All FVHRS members and friends who have paid for tickets for the Oct 9th or 10th excursion will be receiving a refund.
Welcome to FVHRS
Our mission: To restore and to operate heritage interurban cars on the original BC Electric Railway Route through Surrey and the Fraser Valley to link heritage tourism destinations.
Our initial operations are focused on the red section on the above map. The original rail line still exists from the rail bridge over the Fraser river at Brownsville to Chilliwack.
Time to get on board!
A donation of $50 makes you a "passenger on the platform" in the drive to return the B.C.E.R. Interurban train to the original Fraser Valley line.
You can donate on-line, by mail, or in person at any of the FVHRS events.
Don't travel alone, sign up for two, three or more passengers and be ready to see B.C.E.R car 1225 back on the tracks.
Click on Motorman Frank Horne's picture to go to the One Passenger at a time page!.
News
Winter Newsletter available here
The Fall 2009/Winter 2010 newsletter is now available online. Members should have received their printed copy earlier this year in the mail. Our Volunteers are celebrated in this issue. Profiles on volunteers Ron Jones & John Welsh are part of the coverage of the annual Volunteer Dinner. Also included is a reprint of the late David Reuss article on BCER 1304 and the great fire of 1945.
Of special interest to many who attended the dinner was the gift of Christmas cards based on the painting A Christmas Reunion - 1914 by the artist, Brian Croft. This painting shows BCER 1304 at Jardine Station. You will have to see the newsletter for the whole story.
AGM 2010
The draft minutes of the 2010 AGM are now available. (in .pdf format - you will need Adobe Acrobat reader to view) These will be reviewed and approved at the 2011 AGM. Please check back here for dates and location.
Recent work on BCER 1225
Work on BCER 1225 continues in the car barn. the dedicated volunteers are very busy 3 days per week getting the car ready to run again. Having brought the car from its 50 year California vacation, there is a lot of wood that needs replacing to be able to function in the Wet Coast again. Some items have just not survived the 50 + years of use.
Restoration and rehabilitation from the floor up to the roof has been underway since the car arrived. The car has been raised up and the trucks removed for refurbishing and cleaning. The trucks are now at Carr's Machine shop and will be reconditioned and brought up to specifications. August 2008 sees the "A" end mostly complete and effort has moved to the "B" end. While the car is raised up on blocks, this is a good time to visit the car barn to see underneath the car. A rare opportunity to look up at the underside of an Interurban car without getting run-over.
Pictures of the restoration
See more pictures of BCER 1225 rehabilitation on Webshots
- taken by Vice Chair Bob Ashton.
Open House
Our first Open House of 2010 is Sunday, May 16. Visit Sullivan Station and see our full car barn, walk through BCER 1304 'Connaught' and inspect the work on BCER 1225 as we get it ready to return to the rails.
Visit us at 152nd St. & 64th Ave. Surrey -- Noon to 4pm on our Open House dates. You can see the restoration work on BCER 1225, watch the Chilliwack Run movie, enjoy one (or more) of our wonderful hot dogs and chat with the volunteers who are working on 1225.
We are North of the Sullivan Community Hall on 152nd Street. Enter parking Northbound on 152nd.
We look forward to another year with old and new friends at the Sullivan Station. If you have any suggestions, or wish to arrange a group visit, please contact the executive.
Contact the webmaster:
For comments about this website, or other inquiries about the society, please contact the webmaster: webmaster @ fvhrs.org
