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BTH27140

Subject: Portsmouth C.T. 14 (RV 4662)
Chassis: Sunbeam MS3
Body: Metro-Cammell H32/28R
Location: unknown
Date: 1934

One of Portsmouth's trial trolleybuses, 14 was one of the series bodied by the second coachbuilder, Metro-Cammell. It was renumbered 214 in 1938.

It was one of four six-wheelers in the trial fleet all of which were put into store in 1940 but then loaned to Pontypridd UDC. In the case of 14 this was from 14-Aug-1942 until it returned to Portsmouth on 11-Nov-1945.

It received a much-needed repaint in 1948 and remained in service until Apr-1953.

Photograph from the GEC archive

Categories & Keywords
Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Buses
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:BTH, CPPTD, MCW, MS2, Metro-Cammell, Portsmouth Corporation, RV4662, Sunbeam, trolleybus

BTH27140