For some time before outbreak of war, Edinburgh Transport Dept has been considering question of adopting form of current collector having advantages over trolley wheel which has been in use on Department's fleet of 370 street cars since electrification of system in 1923; use of plate collectors; reduction of flashing; constructional details; satisfactory results are being obtained from this type of carbon head on trackless trolleys in several English provincial towns.


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    Title :

    New carbon insert head for trolleybuses and tramcars


    Additional title:

    Passenger Transport J


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1942


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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