The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced the Canadian light-rail vehicles (CLRVs) are retiring after more than 40 years in service.
The public was invited to take part in the streetcars’ final trips along Queen St. Dec. 29.
The streetcars are being retired as the TTC continues to convert its fleet to all-accessible, low-floor vehicles.
The first CLRV arrived on property on Dec. 29, 1977 and entered service on Sept. 30, 1979 on the 507 Long Branch route. The final CLRV was delivered in 1982. In total, the TTC purchased 196 CLRV streetcars, supplemented in 1988 by an additional 52 Articulated Light-Rail Vehicles (ALRVs), which were nearly double the length of the CLRV. The last of the ALRV fleet was officially retired on Sept. 2, 2019. Several CLRV vehicles will be retained and preserved by the TTC and transit museums in Canada and the United States.
