In 1911, the line reached Hespeler, Berlin (later called Kitchener) and Waterloo. In 1914, the company was incorporated as the Grand River Railway. By 1916, the line was extended to Brantford/Port Dover.[4][5][2]
^ "History of electric rail transportation". Cambridge web. 2009. Retrieved 2017-03-15. In 1894 with the completion of the Galt-Preston line, a charter to build an electric rail line between Preston and Berlin (Kitchener) was granted to Thomas Todd of Galt (President of the G & P), Fred Clare of Preston and J.A. Fennel of Kitchener. For various reasons, the Preston and Berlin Street Railway lay dormant until 1900 when it was reorganized.
^ ab"PRESTON & BERLIN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED PRESTON & BERLIN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED". Trainweb. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"GRAND RIVER RAILWAY". Trainweb. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^"CAMBRIDGE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WATERLOO REGION'S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT". Waterloo Region. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^Mills, Rych (10 January 2017). "Flash From the Past: Preston Car and Coach goes up in smoke". Record. Kitchener. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
Further readingedit
Mills, John M. (1977). Traction on The Grand: The Story of Electric Railways along Ontario's Grand River Valley. Railfare Enterprises. ISBN0-919130-27-5.
External linksedit
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galt, preston, hespeler, street, railway, interurban, electric, street, railway, connecting, three, nearby, communities, galt, preston, later, hespeler, waterloo, county, waterloo, region, ontario, canada, firm, organized, 1890, began, operation, 1894, 1908, m. The Galt Preston and Hespeler Street Railway GP amp H was an interurban electric street railway connecting the three nearby communities of Galt Preston and later Hespeler in Waterloo County now Waterloo Region Ontario Canada 1 The firm was organized in 1890 and began operation in 1894 In 1908 it merged with the Preston and Berlin Street Railway with the new entity called the Berlin Waterloo Wellesley and Lake Huron Railway Company 2 3 Galt Preston and Hespeler Street RailwayThe GP amp H car barn and union station with the Preston and Berlin Street Railway in Preston OverviewReporting markGP amp HLocaleWaterloo County Ontario CanadaDates of operation1894 1894 1908 1908 PredecessorGalt and Preston Street RailwaySuccessorBerlin Waterloo Wellesley and Lake Huron RailwayTechnicalTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead 600 V DC In 1911 the line reached Hespeler Berlin later called Kitchener and Waterloo In 1914 the company was incorporated as the Grand River Railway By 1916 the line was extended to Brantford Port Dover 4 5 2 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also edit nbsp Railways portal nbsp Ontario portal Preston and Berlin Street Railway Grand River Railway Galt Subdivision Kitchener and Waterloo Street Railway List of street railways in Canada List of Ontario railways List of defunct Canadian railwaysReferences edit History of electric rail transportation Cambridge web 2009 Retrieved 2017 03 15 In 1894 with the completion of the Galt Preston line a charter to build an electric rail line between Preston and Berlin Kitchener was granted to Thomas Todd of Galt President of the G amp P Fred Clare of Preston and J A Fennel of Kitchener For various reasons the Preston and Berlin Street Railway lay dormant until 1900 when it was reorganized a b PRESTON amp BERLIN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED PRESTON amp BERLIN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED Trainweb 19 July 2004 Retrieved 25 March 2017 GRAND RIVER RAILWAY Trainweb 19 July 2004 Retrieved 25 March 2017 CAMBRIDGE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WATERLOO REGION S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT Waterloo Region 19 January 2017 Retrieved 10 March 2017 Mills Rych 10 January 2017 Flash From the Past Preston Car and Coach goes up in smoke Record Kitchener Retrieved 10 March 2017 Further reading editMills John M 1977 Traction on The Grand The Story of Electric Railways along Ontario s Grand River Valley Railfare Enterprises ISBN 0 919130 27 5 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galt Preston and Hespeler electric railway Trainweb site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Galt Preston and Hespeler Street Railway amp oldid 1177500732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
