Cloverdale Power Substation
Surrey Substation
B.C. Electric’s Substations
In 1910, five substations were built by B.C. Electric along their railway line. They supplied 600 volts of direct current to the trains, passenger and freight, via a typical system of poles and wires, simply suspended, strung along the railway line. The substations were supplied with power from the company’s Burnaby and New Westminster stations.
Cloverdale Power Substation, called Surrey Substation, was located in Cloverdale at milepost 13.5.
Henry Barton Watson (1869-1946) was the architect for the substation as well as four other identical substations located in Langley (Coghlan), Matsqui (Clayburn), Sumas and Chilliwack.
Living quarters for two substation operators and their families were located in the two “wings” of each of the four-storey structures.
Of the five substations, only the Langley and Sumas structures remain. The Surrey Substation, at Cloverdale, was located approximately 100 meters east of the Cloverdale station.
B.C. Electric’s Substations
In 1910, five substations were built by B.C. Electric along their railway line. They supplied 600 volts of direct current to the trains, passenger and freight, via a typical system of poles and wires, simply suspended, strung along the railway line. The substations were supplied with power from the company’s Burnaby and New Westminster stations.
Cloverdale Power Substation, called Surrey Substation, was located in Cloverdale at milepost 13.5.
Henry Barton Watson (1869-1946) was the architect for the substation as well as four other identical substations located in Langley (Coghlan), Matsqui (Clayburn), Sumas and Chilliwack.
Living quarters for two substation operators and their families were located in the two “wings” of each of the four-storey structures.
Of the five substations, only the Langley and Sumas structures remain. The Surrey Substation, at Cloverdale, was located approximately 100 meters east of the Cloverdale station.
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Shake the snow globe and travel back in time with the Electric Express to 1921. See the characters, hear the Christmas music, experience the stories of the Fraser Valley one hundred years ago.
Feel the magic of Christmas as we visit Father Christmas in his secret workshop. You will want to bring your whole family to enjoy our theatrical event that is sure to warm your heart and make you laugh.
This is a heritage railway theatrical experience that takes place on the train run on our 1/2-mile section of our track, with a destination visit to the secret workshop of Father Christmas. Please note the train does not run to Sullivan Station, it travels a short distance up our spur line and back to Father Christmas’s Secret Workshop. The Electric Express experience is approximately 50 minutes long.
This experience will set the scene for the start of a wonderful Christmas season.
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All tickets must be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-the-electric-express-2021-tickets-192761323307
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