An electric City Tramways Trolleybus operating in Cape Town in 1961
As the brand new battery-electric MyCiti buses start to make their appearance in Cape Town, let's not forget that up to about 1964 we still had fully electric silent/clean trolleybuses (or trackless trams) operating in Cape Town.
I was too young to remember these trolleybuses in Cape Town but I do remember riding in them in Johannesburg where they only disappeared finally in the middle 1980's. See some interesting recollections here by a conductor and driver at http://ift.tt/2wXMamb.
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As the brand new battery-electric MyCiti buses start to make their appearance in Cape Town, let's not forget that up to about 1964 we still had fully electric silent/clean trolleybuses (or trackless trams) operating in Cape Town.
I was too young to remember these trolleybuses in Cape Town but I do remember riding in them in Johannesburg where they only disappeared finally in the middle 1980's. See some interesting recollections here by a conductor and driver at http://ift.tt/2wXMamb.
Image credit: http://ift.tt/2xGcvbZ
from Danie van der Merwe - Google+ Posts http://ift.tt/2xGzd3O
via IFTTT
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