Vancouver is the only remaining Canadian city to operate buses powered by overhead wires.
These trolleybuses were introduced to the city in the late 1940s.
"On August 16, 1948, Vancouverites rode their new trolleybuses to work, to stores, parks, and movies for the first time," explains the Transit Museum Society of B.C.
Today, Vancouver is one of five North American cities that still have running trolleybuses.
While your daily commute trolleybuses might be modern, the Transit Museum Society of B.C. has some vintage buses in their fleet, including #2416, a Canadian Car/ Brill T48A built in 1954.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of trolley services in Vancouver, the Transit Museum Society of B.C. is offering free rides on historic trolley buses on Wednesday, August 16.
The two vintage trolleybuses from the Transit Museum Society, #2416 and #2040 will arrive outside Waterfront Station at 8:30 a.m. for a ceremony with the mechanics that helped restore both buses.
The free rides will run from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. and last for 25 minutes and will loop through downtown Vancouver and will terminate at Victory Square.
A significant lineup is expected for riders to get on the buses due to high demand; the buses cannot take standing passengers.
There are no reservations and the rides will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
