Victoria & Sidney Railway

VICTORIA & SIDNEY RAILWAY ran up the SAANICH PENINSULA north from VICTORIA 27 km to SIDNEY on southern VANCOUVER ISLAND. Opened in 1894, it was dubbed the "Cordwood Limited" because its early locomotives burned wood for fuel. It was purchased in 1901 by the GREAT NORTHERN RWY, which had ambitions to connect it by ferry to the mainland. Accordingly, in 1903 the converted car ferry SS Victorian went into service between Sidney and PORT GUICHON on the FRASER R near LADNER. It was withdrawn for...

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