Operator: Glasgow Corporation Transport Department Fleet No: TB9 Registration No: FYS 709 Chassis: BUT 9641T Chassis No: 9641T.243 Electrical equipment: English Electric Motor: EE 410B 120HP Body: Metro-Cammell H40/30R Body No: New: 1949 In service: 1949 Withdrawn: 1964
Additional information: Contract No 6T0587. Glasgow's first trolleybuses were to have had a custom body designed by Glasgow but for expediency the body design was virtually identical to the London Q1 design. Newcastle also had similar vehicles. Carried "Trolleybus" transfers of identical design (but different colours) to the LT design - not perpetuated on later deliveries. On Saltmarket with the rear of bus A66 (FYS 166) which was an AEC Regent III 9612E with a Crossley H30/26R body. The emergency door window is not the standard Crossley style.
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Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Buses
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Keywords:BUT, English Electric, Glasgow, Metro-Cammell, trolleybus