Trolley buses .... surprising acceleration and quiet .... tho every now and again the power poles would jump off and the driver would have to hook them back on with a long pole .... K
I remember the trolley buses that ran between Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall upto 1967, always a great experience compared to catching a bus, the conductor with a long wooden pole from time to time would have to move the collector across to a new overhead cable network. They were replaced because the overhead network required serious updating and major investment and a new trolley bus cost £1200 more than the diesel replacement. At least they have more recently replaced most of the tram network, having to replace all the rails they tore out in the 70's. We never seem to learn.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 27/11/2001:04 PM.
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