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First British Trolleybuses for Colombo

4th May 1951, Page 57
4th May 1951
Page 57
Page 57, 4th May 1951 — First British Trolleybuses for Colombo
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"OLOMBO, capital city of Ceylon, is joining the growing number of overseas capitals hich have started the operation of trolleybuses ittt British vehicles. The first of 20 56-seat Nible-deckers for Colombo was demonstrated in ondon last week and proved to be a most imfortable vehicle.

Tu be operated by the Colombo Municipal ouncil, the machines are based on B.U.T. model 511T two-axled chassis with a wheelbase of i ft. 4 ins. On this is mounted a Metropolitanammell-Weymann body of largely all-metal instruction, 26 ft. long and 7 .ft. 6 ins, wide, lectrical equipment is by the English Electric o., Ltd., and comprises a type EE4I0C motor id"series dynamic" control. gear. The conctor panel is alongside the driver's seat and an itomatic acceleration device is fitted. Front res are 11.00 by 20-in, and the twins at the rear

▪ 9.00 by 20-in. The cab is full-fronted and there are 12 halfrop windows in the upper saloon and 10 in the ;wen Six extractor ventilators are fitted in the

. EXterior finish is in the Colombo underking's colours of green and cream, the interior ring finished in white and cream with red leather ats. Timber cappings and mouldings have a alaut finish.

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