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David Morrell, a professional driver for decades, said his job operating the Langford trolley around the city is his favourite one yet.
Crossing Langford by trolley the way to go Friendly service the hallmark of this trolley driver’s job Arnold Lim News staff
One by one, tiny hands drop a loony into the fare box. Westshore Town Centre is the first stop for Langford’s trolley, and driver David
Morrell is smiling as pre-school students wave their golden coins in the air, gingerly climbing the trolley steps, dropping their coins and listening to the clink as their donations rattle into the fare box. “What more can you ask for? It’s a pleasure to come to work every day,” the longtime public transit driver said. “This is perfect. This is a typical day to start off with 20 little ones and they all love the trolley. Driving a trolley is like being in a parade.”
Morrell has experienced life behind the wheel for decades, driving a school bus, transit bus, a cab and a limousine, but the Langford resident says his hometown’s trolley is special. “Every place that I worked at, it was basically a fee-for-service model … and that is okay, but here they have taken out the fee and you can pay whatever you can afford,” he said. “That just leaves the service (to the community). The 38-seat trolley, featuring wooden
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benches inside and painted on the outside in the unique green and red of traditional trolleys, is funded primarily through sponsorships and advertising, with a portion collected through the donation fares. The 30-minute round trip to takes riders through the Langford core, Westshore Town Centre, Goldstream Village and City Centre Park. PLEASE SEE: Trolley service, Page A4
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