RE: Trolley Bus Season is Open!
Brent Efford
Friday, February 22, 2002 10:05 PM
My
memories of trolleybuses started in the early 50s when, as a toddler, I was
taken on family outings to North Beach in Christchurch on the ancient (1931
vintage) English Electrics. One has been restored by the Tramway Historical
Society in Chch, which I belong to, and was the star of the Wellington
Trolleybus Festival in 1999.
I will
post some trolley photos soon, but this weekend is a rather busy one for me.
Premier transit event here is the 100th birthday (yesterday) of the Kelburn
Cable Tramway (to use its old name). I will post a photo taken yesterday as soon
as ...
Cheers,
Brent Efford
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-----Original Message-----
From: IS Edit [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 12:44 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Trolley Bus Season is Open!I like trolley buses too, Roy.I drove them in San Francisco in the late 60s. Marmon-Herringtons and St Louis, both with GE systems. Those buses averaged 124,000 miles between brake relines, even with the hills, because of the strong dynamic brakes.And we had a "booster" button for hill starts to prevent rollbacks. Good old machinery.The main reason the Muni Railway had them was because the city of San Francisco generated its own hydroelectric power in the mountains behind Yosemite National Park, and because trolley buses were ideal vehicles for steep hills, up and down.Bob Murphy----- Original Message -----From: Roy WinslowSent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:05 PMSubject: [TramsDownUnder] Trolley Bus Season is Open!With all our talk about trams, it is easy to forget the hunble trolley bus, or trackless trolley. Australia had a number of systems in Adelaide 193?-1963?, Brisbane 1951-1969, Hobart 1935-1968, Launceston 1952-196?, Perth 1933-1969 and Sydney 1935-1959.New Zealand had a few too, and Wellington of course still has 'em.Any photos or anecdotes gratefully received.Roy WinslowCloset Trolley Bus Fan
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