Corgi Vintage Bus Lines Series Diecast Model

Birney Safety Car Trolley - Philadelphia Transportation Co., destination: 42nd & Chester / 40th & Market Street

1:48 Scale (O Gauge).  Length: 7"


Limited Edition

PRT and PTC at one time owned and operated 35 Birney Trolley cars. These cars operated on short feeder routes in Chester County such as Routes 76, 14, 62, 78 and 71. All of these lines were eventually converted to bus. PRT / PTC also operated Birney cars on Route 59 on Castor Avenue in the northeast section of Philadelphia.

The Birney Safety Car was an electric trolley developed in the 1910s by Charles O. Birney and Joseph M. Bosenbury. The small and lightweight cars were intended to provide frequent service at a lower infrastructure and labor cost than conventional streetcars. The Birney was popular in smaller cities because they were economical. For larger cities, Birney cars were used on lightly traveled routes where larger cars were not justifiable. The Birney car was approximately 28 feet in length and typically had seating for up to 32 passengers.


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