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ANNIVERSARIES IN LONDON & IRELAND
| 题名： | ANNIVERSARIES IN LONDON & IRELAND |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | MICHAEL DRYHURST |
| 摘要： | In earlier 2021 editions of Buses, several London anniversaries have been marked, particularly the emergence of the DMS-class Daimler Fleetline into one-person-operated service, the demise of the roof number-box and the last of the lowbridge RLH-class of AEC Regent Ⅲ. Although three routes penetrated north of the Thames deep into trolleybus territory, in 1946 the London Passenger Transport Board announced that the remaining tram routes, which were located mainly in south London, would not be replaced by trolleybuses as intended originally but by motorbuses. As a result of this change of plan, only 127 trolleybuses were purchased in the postwar period. These were all three-axle BUT 9641T with 70-seat Metro-Cammell bodywork, 77 arriving in 1948, the rest in 1952. All were classified as Q1, numbered 1765-891 and the first 77 were purchased primarily to replace the elderly A1/A2 classes, the 60 AEC 663T trolleybuses dating from 1931 plus trolleybuses lost in World War Two through enemy action by the Nazi Luftwaffe. The final 50 arrived in 1952, again mostly for fleet replacement. The Q1s were allocated only to three depots - Fulwell, Hanwell and Isleworth. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 73 |
| 期： | 796 |
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