Peter Witt (Toronto streetcar)

Peter Witt car
Small Peter Witt preserved at the Halton County Radial Railway Museum
Constructed	1921–1923
Entered service	1921
Number built	575 (350 motors, 225 trailers)
Number preserved	8 in operating condition
Successor	PCC streetcar
Operators	Toronto Transportation Commission / Toronto Transit Commission
Specifications
Car length	Small Witt: 14 m (47 ft) Large Witt: 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)
Weight	32,270 kg (71,150 lb)
Traction motors	4
Power output	Small Witt: 4 × 26 kW (35 hp) Large Witt: 4 × 37 kW (50 hp)
Wheels driven	8
Seating	Small Witt: 55 Large Witt: 60
Track gauge	1,495 mm (4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)

The Toronto version of the Peter Witt streetcar was designed by Peter Witt, a commissioner of the Cleveland Street Railway in the United States. Between 1921 and 1923, the Toronto Transportation Commission ordered a total of 350 Peter Witt motor cars. 225 trailers would be ordered from three companies in Canada: Canada Car and Foundry of Montreal, Ottawa Car Company and Preston Car Company (Brill). The cars were designed for riders to "pay as you enter", and initially used two-person operation.^[1]