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Route 23 was once Philadelphia's longest streetcar route, [4] extending south to 11th St. and Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, and was one of three suspended by SEPTA in 1992. A restoration of trolley service has been proposed in recent years, with a feasibility study planned between 2021 and 2027. [ 5 ]
The original fleet of ten 23-foot-2-inch (7.06 m) Brill "Rail-less Cars" of 1923–24 was replaced in 1935 by eight Brill T30 vehicles, another short vehicle. With the conversion of the major Ridge Avenue route (61) to trolley buses in 1941, Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) again turned to Brill for the needed additional vehicles.
The trolleys will be distributed among SEPTA's subway–surface lines and its Route 15 in Philadelphia, and its Routes 101 and 102 in neighboring Delaware County. The first trolley is expected to be delivered from Alstom in the Spring of 2027, with the last trolley to be delivered some time in 2030.
Philadelphia Trolley Tracks; Philadelphia Transit Vehicles; Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: Philadelphia Street Railway Companies; Philadelphia Transit Routes; Some 2008 photos of the new trackless trolleys; Photos of 1987's Route 23 Trolley Tour; Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34 Archived 2013-12-09 at the ...
In the 1980s, SEPTA was in the process of upgrading its subway–surface trolley lines, replacing its fleet of PCCs with new light rail cars. Some lines, such as Routes 6, 50, 53, and 60 were converted to buses, while Routes 15, 23, and 56 continued to use PCCs into the 1990s. In 1992, SEPTA ended streetcar service on these three lines as well.
This is a route-map template for SEPTA Route 23, a Philadelphia bus and former trolley route.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Chestnut Hill was formerly served by trolleys. Trolley service to Chestnut Hill began in 1894, and trolley tracks still run down the Belgian-block-paved main street of the neighborhood, Germantown Avenue, which was served by SEPTA Route 23. SEPTA "temporarily suspended" regular trolley service in 1992.
A SEPTA bus stop sign SEPTA bus operating along Route 7 SEPTA Route 66 trackless trolley SEPTA is a regional public transportation authority [ 17 ] that operates bus , rapid transit , commuter rail , light rail , and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.