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Elm Croft House, Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Elm Croft House, Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Simcoe Lodge, Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto and York Radial Railway Company meter record of electricity consumption.9 June 1917
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The Metropolitan first operated on Ontario Electric power, which turned out to be very unreliable. The power failures disrupted the time schedules. Power came from a steam generating plant in Keswick and often was so weak that the cars could scarcely move. On one Lennox Picnic day, thirteen cars could be seen stalled in the small ravine near Lakeview House, with approximately one hunderd passengers per car. The streetcar soon changed to the stronger and more dependable Niagara Hydro Electric power. Eventaully a sub station was established at Willow Beach which considerably improved the service.45
Cover of The Toronto and York Radial Railway Company summer time table, 1916.1916
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The travelling time from Sutton to Newmarket took one hour and ten minutes. The fare was one dollar return. Sutton to Toronto took two hours and twenty minutes and cost two dollars return. The students at Newmarket High School got a reduced travelling rate.There was one car running daily between Sutton and Toronto during the week and six on weekends. On the last day of operation, the Metropolitan had three hundred and fifty passengers on it.
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The Toronto and York Radial Railway Company summer timetable.1916
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Back of The Toronto and York Radial Railway Company summer time table showing route map.1916
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Beaverton to Sutton to Toronto Combined Radial and Motor Coach Service time table.1929
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Toronto to Sutton to Beaverton Combined Radial and Motor Coach Service timetable.1929
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Workmen of Radial freight car.1910
Ontario, Canada
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Because of the differences in track sizes between the Metropolitan and the Grand Trunk, the streetcar lost sixty-four thousand dollars worth of freight in a period of four to five years. The main types of freight were cattle, horses, mail, vgetables and fruits. The barns at the fairgrounds were built by Jarvis, Rodgers and Beardmore to house the horses and cattle they shipped.53
The impact of the Radial's discontinuation2005
Georgina Township, Ontario, Canada
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