Royal Hudson (Train)

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A trip to yesteryear

The item is a promotional film from 1974. It depicts a steam train excursion from North Vancouver to Squamish with the Royal Hudson, operated by the BC Railway Company for the provincial government.

British Columbia Railway Company

Background to progress

The item is a promotional film from around 1976. It gives an overview of BC Railway operations, including sequences about the variety of freight hauled (including a huge turbine runner for the Mica Dam project); self-propelled passenger cars; the Royal Hudson steam train; track maintenance; freight trucking and truck piggyback service; rail car barges; locomotive rebuild centre in Squamish; microwave communication system; computer centre; BC Railway Industrial Park in Prince George and future prospects.

Royal Hudson

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from around 1977. It depicts the popular excursion run made by Royal Hudson steam locomotive 2860 between North Vancouver and Squamish on Howe Sound. Includes colour footage from the May 1939 Royal Visit.

Royal Hudson records

  • GR-3626
  • Series
  • 1975-1993

The series consists of correspondence, society bylaws and constitutions, publicity material, agreements, meeting minutes and agendas, cabinet submissions, financial statements, survey results, and marketing plans relating to the Royal Hudson and the Royal Hudson Steam Train Society. The records were managed and created by the Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Travel Industry, and its successors, between 1975 and 1993. The series provides an overview of the activities of the Royal Hudson from the commencement of the route as a tourist excursion service until the early 1990s. The series includes scripts used by staff on board the train as well as hiring information. The series heavily documents the partnership developed between Harbour Ferries Ltd and the Royal Hudson. The series also documents the business activities of the Royal Hudson, including its role in other BC promotional programming and its journeys across Canada and the United States. The series includes contracts and agreements with a variety of service providers and third parties, as well as the records of the Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors.

British Columbia. Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture

This is the place

The item is a composite print of a travelogue made between 1972 and 1977 which highlights the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast. Includes footage of Vancouver (general), Abbotsford Air Show, Royal Hudson steam train excursion, ferry from Horseshoe Bay, Sechelt, sport fishing, boat trip up Jervis Inlet, salmon fishing derby, Garibaldi Provincial Park (camping, mountain climbing).