Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway

Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway

In the earliest known photograph of the B&H in operation, an interurban car is seen at Ancaster during the winter of 1907-8.
Overview
Parent company	Dominion Power and Transmission Company
Headquarters	Hamilton, Ontario
Reporting mark	B&H
Locale	Southern Ontario
Dates of operation	December 21, 1907 (1907-12-21Tdf) to Ancaster–June 30, 1931 (1931-06-30Tdf)
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V overhead
Route map Legend Hamilton Terminal Station Hamilton James Street Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway Hamilton Garth Street Ancaster electrical substation Ancaster Alberton Langford Cainsville Brantford Mohawk Park Brantford Murray Street electrical substation Brantford Alfred Street B&H freight station Grand Trunk Railway Brantford Market Street terminus 1908–1916 Brantford LE&N station Lake Erie and Northern Railway This diagram: view talk edit

The Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway (B&H) was an interurban electric railway which operated between Hamilton and Brantford in Ontario, Canada. According to Hilton & Due, this was the last radial (interurban) railway constructed in the Hamilton area and the only one built to a high standard.^[1]