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Southwestern Traction Company/London and Lake Erie Railway

All-time Equipment Roster

This equipment roster is a work in progress, and will be updated as more information is obtained.

Paint Schemes are also being researched, but as far as I've been able to tell, there were 3 distinct paint schemes. The original British cars were red and white, quite possibly with a red lower body and white for the upper body. The line's newer equipment (the Ottawa and preston cars) appears to have been painted a bright reddish maroon as can be seen in postcards. After reorganization as the London & Lake Erie, I believe the company colour was changed to dark green.

NOTE - DEDT = Double Ended/Double Truck

Number	Builder	Year	Type	Notes
No #	Unknown	1906?	DEDT Boxcab Locomotive/Line Car	1
No #	Unknown	1906?	DEDT Wood bodied Steeplecab Locomotive	2
2	Unknown	1908	DEDT Wood bodied Steeplecab Locomotive	3
21	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Combine	4
22	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Combine	5
23	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Combine	4
25	Ottawa?	1907	DEDT Interurban - Express Motor	6
27	Niles Car Company?	1913?	DEDT Interurban - Express Motor	7
34	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Interurban	4
35	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Interurban	4
36	Peebles/Brush	1905/06	DEDT Interurban	4
50	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	8
52	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	9
54	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	10
56	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	11
58	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	12
60	Ottawa Car Company	1907	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	13
80	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	14
82	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	15
84	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Combine	16
86	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	17
88	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	18
90	Preston Car and Coach	1908	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	19
93	Niles Car Company	1912	DEDT Passenger Trailer	20
95	Niles Car Company	1912	DEDT Passenger Trailer	21
97	Niles Car Company	1912	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	21
99	Niles Car Company	1912	DEDT Interurban - Passenger Motor	21

NOTES

1. Line car - Dual-Pole - Sold to Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto #31 - Scrapped 1926

2. Steeplecab flat work motor/locomotive - Single pole - Disposition Unknown

3. Single pole locomotive - Sold to Oshawa Railway 1913 - Parts used to rebuild Oshawa #42 in 1930 - May have been built in-house from earlier work motor

4. Ganz Electrical, Brush Bodies, Four poles (2 per end) - Originally built for Ganz 600V Overhead - destroyed in fire at London Car Barns August 10, 1907

5. Ganz Electrical, Brush Body, Four poles (2 per end) - Originally built for Ganz 600V Overhead - Saved from 1907 Car Barn fire. Converted to DC, 1907 - Off roster by Dec, 1908 - Disposition Unknown

6. Clerestory roofed express motor - Disposition Unknown

7. Arched Roof express motor - Body looks similar to car 25. Possibly a Niles car - Disposition Unknown

8. Disposition Unknown

9. Disposition Unknown, Possibly sold to NStC&T

10. Sold to Niagara, St. Catherines and Toronto #66 1919 - Rebuilt 1920 by Preston Car & Coach - Scrapped 1939

11. Sold to NStC&T #67 1920 - Rebuilt 1920 by Preston car & Coach - Scrapped 6/51

12. Sold to Oshawa Railway #58 1919 - Scrapped 7/36

13. Sold to Oshawa Railway #60 1919 - Scrapped 7/36

14. Sold to NStC&T #65 1920 - Rebuilt 1920 by Preston car & Coach - Scrapped 7/46

15. Sold to NStC&T #68 1920 - Rebuilt 1920 by Preston car & Coach - Scrapped 9/50

16. Combine - Rebuilt in-house with homemade side door - Disposition Unknown

17. Sold to Oshawa Railway #86 1919 - Scrapped 6/32

18. Sold to NStC&T #69 1920 - Rebuilt 1920 by Preston car & Coach - Scrapped 1940

19. Sold to Oshawa Railway #90 1919 - Scrapped 7/36

20. Sold to NStC&T #60 - Rebuilt to powered coach - 1916

21. Sold to NStC&T #61-63 1916

Thanks to Don McQueen of London for images and information regarding L&LE equipment

Thanks to John Parsons of St. Thomas for additional information

My thanks also goes to Wayne Campbell for additional photos

Thanks to John Manners from the UK for his information on the Bruce Peebles & Co Equipment

Any questions, comments, pictures, etc - Please e-mail meDan MacKellar

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Last Update May 8, 2011