> Hi Paul, I sell electrical equipment for these self same Trolley
> buses.....and if you've ever tried to convince a city father that the
> overhead wires are not a visual intrusion, then you would understand
> why......now if a 12 lane freeway is proposed, it is accepted as a
> necessity!!
> Terry
>We had/have? trolley busses (we called then trackless trolley's) In the
>Boston, MA area while I was growing up. Don't know if they still do, I kind
>of doubot it! They were located in certain sections of the service area.
>Anyway as I understand it the reason trackless trolleys are out is because
>of the trolley wire. They are deemed unsightly by enough people and
>dangerous too so ther goes the trackless trolley.
>Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA.
>http://www.tiac.com/users/jroverca
Hi Terry, Ross.
I take your point on cable cars like in SF pulled by underground cables, but
the system proposed for here still uses the overhead power feed.
Cheers,
PaulH
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