Woodstock, Thames Valley & Ingersoll Electric Railway Click for larger picture The formal opening of the Woodstock, Thames Valley and Ingersoll Electric Railway took place on Thursday, November 8th, 1900, when the first car, "Estelle", made its maiden trip as far as Beachville, to which point the road was completed. The car contained a number of members of the town council and other representative citizens who are shown in this group taken when the car stopped this side of Beachville. The following composed the party: Mayor James Scarff, W.A. Karn (druggist), Dr. A.T. Rice (physician), W.G. McKay (license inspector), John McKay, D. Dodge, Dr. John Odlum (physician), S.G. McKay, J.H. Nelles (lawyer), F. Richards, W. Sweet, D.R. Ross, John McKay, R.W. Sawtell (insurance), Charles Wilson (jailer), Charles Hamlyn (reporter), G.R. Pattullo (registrar), Rev. Molding Baker (Congregational Church pastor, with cane), Alex. Watson, Chas. Clarke, W.S. Hurst (shoe merchant), Wm. Spinks (photographer), D.W. Karn, A.B. Lee, George W. Hunt (editor), Police Chief Charles S. Johns(t)on (at rear) and Messrs. Ickes (Dr., holding child, promoter of the line) and Armstrong and J.G. Wallace (lawyer and president of the line) and K.C. Barrister, W.A. McKay and G. Duncan. Material published in Oxford Review, Saturday 2003/12/27 Photo courtesy of Woodstock Museum National Historic Site