 Toronto Civic Railways Preston-built car 55 is preserved at the Halton County Radial Railway museum. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Toronto |
| Locale | new areas annexed to Toronto after 1880s to 1910s |
| Dates of operation | 1912–1921 |
| Predecessor | None – new lines not served by Toronto Railway Company |
| Successor | Toronto Transportation Commission |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge |
| Length | 36 km (22.4 mi) |
Toronto Civic Railways (TCR) was a streetcar operator created and owned by the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to serve newly annexed areas of the city that the private operator Toronto Railway Company refused to serve. When the Toronto Railway Company's franchise expired in 1921, its services were combined with those of the Toronto Civic Railways, and are now assumed by the new Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC). The first route of the TCR started operation on December 18, 1912.[1][2]