Text by: James Bow, photos by Julian Bernard, donated by Curt Frey.

A Witt is not just a Witt. Not only are Witts distinguished between "Large" and "Small", but they were also distinguished by maker as well. While 250 (200 Large, 50 Small) of Toronto's 350 Witts were built by Canadian Car & Foundry, 50 (Small) were built by the Ottawa Car Company and 50 (Large) were built by Canadian Brill. Numbered with even numbers from 2580 through 2678, the Brills were the largest of the large Witts. They were delivered between January and May 1922. Like the other large Witts, these cars were equipped with couplers to pull trailers.

The Brill Witts were a full foot longer than the standard large Witts, and distinguished by their higher, domed roofs and windowsashes. The non-standard nature of these vehicles led them to be candidates for retirement as the Yonge subway neared completion in 1953 and the shipment of A-11, A-12 and A-13 class PCCs arrived. By mid 1954, they were retired along with all trailers and a number of Small Witts.

To remember the Brill Witts, a number of charters were organized. One such charter included a 16 mile run made by the Upper Canada Railway Society on May 18, 1952 from Birchmount Loop on the east to Long Branch loop on the west. Below are pictures of one such charter...

	Brill Witt 2666 sits at Exhibition Loop.
	Witt 2666 paid a visit to Birchmount Loop and poked its head into the tailtrack (formerly the branching track for the Scarborough radial line).
	Here, Witt 2666 heads through Long Branch Loop.
	Another shot of 2666 entering Long Branch Loop.
	Here, 2666 rounds Fleet Loop and its lighthouse.
	Another shot of 2666, Fleet Loop and the lighthouse.
	This picture of CC&F Witt 2454 at Wychwood is included for contrast.

Thanks to Ray Corley for his corrections to this web page.