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24 Jul 2009
This story just goes on and on. In the 1950's, neighbouring Bradford Corporation opened new trolleybus routes within a few months of being announced. No wonder public transport is so dated in Britain today - even if this scheme does eventually go ahead, millions will have been spent on lawyers' fees before an inch of overhead is erected.
24 Jul 2009
The trolleybus looks like a Renault, as running in France.
The trolley-pole is interesting. Difficult to pick up and return the power through that kind of bow-collector. Normally, trolleybuses have two poles - one +ve and the other -ve!!
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