0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁city ▁council ▁decided ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁t rol ley ▁bus ▁service ▁would ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁earlier ▁than ▁originally ▁planned , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁city ' s ▁expected ▁$ 3 5 ▁million ▁def ic it ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁regular ▁service ▁was ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁le ased ▁a ▁low - floor ▁model ▁of ▁t rol ley ▁from ▁Coast ▁Mountain ▁Bus ▁Company , ▁V ancouver ' s ▁bus ▁operating ▁company , ▁for ▁testing ▁of ▁possible ▁benefits ▁of ▁low - floor ▁t rolle ys ▁over ▁hy brid ▁dies el ▁bus es . ▁During ▁its ▁time ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁the ▁bus ▁was ▁number ed ▁ 6 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁# 2 2 4 2 ▁when ▁returned ▁to ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁Street c ars ▁▁ ▁Ed mont on ▁operated ▁street c ars ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Rad ial ▁Railway ▁Society . ▁ ▁Current ▁systems ▁ ▁L RT ▁ ▁E TS ▁oper ates ▁a ▁ 2 0 . 5   km ▁light ▁rail ▁route ▁with ▁fifteen ▁stations . ▁The ▁Capital ▁Line ▁runs ▁roughly ▁north - s outh , ▁between ▁Cla review ▁station ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Ed mont on ▁and ▁the ▁Century