Tag: Sunbeam
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Wolverhampton Corporation – Sunbeam W – EJW 451 – 451
Copyright Tony Martin Wolverhampton Corporation 1948 Sunbeam W Roe H32/28R (1960) Passing through Sedgley on its way back to its home town, Wolverhampton 451 was nearing the end of its days in early 1967. Built in 1948 with a Park Royal body and rebodied in 1960, these vehicles saw out the once extensive Wolverhampton trolleybus…
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Reading Corporation – Sunbeam S7 – ERD 149 – 178
Reading Corporation 1950 Sunbeam S7 Park Royal H38/30RD This photo of Reading Corporation 178 a Sunbeam S7 with Park Royal H38/30RD bodywork, delivered in November 1950, was taken 18 years later on the last day of trolleybus operation Sunday 4th of November 1968 as I recall a very cold but bright day. Taken when 178…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Sunbeam – 297 LJ – 297
Bournemouth Corporation 1962 Sunbeam MF2B Weymann H65D This Sunbeam MF2B was one of the last trolleybuses built for operation in the UK, in 1962. In a disgracefully short career, the batch was withdrawn when the system was abandoned in 1969. The livery can only be that of Bournemouth, and the body is by Weymann, to…