"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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Did you ride it, or otherwise travel the same roads? I'd be interested
to know the highest speed limit on the road and whether the trolleybuses
actually reach that speed -- unless the overhead wire and the road
surface are very good, I wouldn't think trolley poles would provide
reliable contact for a road vehicle at much above city speeds.

Mark, the erstwhile Mexborough and Swinton trolleybus service, between
Rotherham and Conisborough, passed through a long stretch of open country
with a slight downhill slope. On the farewell tour in 1961, pictures at
http://www.btinternet.com/~terry.harper/ms1961.htm , our single-decker got
up to a good speed, probably between 45 and 50 mph (80 kph for you
colonials:-).
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75th Anniversary 2004, see http://www.omnibussoc.org/75th.htm
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