Seattle M-A-N trolley bus at Illinois Railway Museum (3/3)

Interior video of brand-new-to-us Seattle M-A-N 4020, built 1987, shot on its first day of revenue service, May 10, 2008. The coach runs from the wye on Railroad Ave. southward, then east on Central Ave. to in front of the Andersen garage. Loud air compressor sound is evident on the first half of the recording- many M-A-Ns in service lost their original air compressors in favor of retrofit units. 4020's is reliable, but loud.

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[rmx77]

@910364 some or most of them had a diesel engine that was able to be used when they were running them on a route that didnt use electricity but mostly the ones they have now have no diesel backup to speak of since seattle metro disabled the diesel engines totally cause they were a pain to work on. the first time around they took the diesel engines out but then later found the bus didnt have enough weight so they placed them back in the buses just left them disconnected

[910364]

You can see the scratches on the windows bloody vandals

[910364]

Here in Australia we have a bus that goes on a special track and also normal roads can these buses be used for normal running or only where the electric cables are

[busrailfan]

@mst269 - Yup! Totally agree. Either way, when I rode those buses when they were still active in Seattle, I don't recall them being that loud. I usually sit in the back row of the bus. And I too am not saying they are ridiculously loud.

[mst269]

Do consider, that where I'm standing in the coach is basically right next to the compressor. It's about in the middle of the left side of the trailer. All things considered, it's loud, but not ridiculous.

[busrailfan]

@VenerableEvil - yeah the compressor seems louder than the Vancouver Flyer Trolley Coaches.

[VenerableEvil]

Oddly enough, it sounds more rough and diesel-like than most motorized diesel coaches out there today.

[jaypdx4u]

I miss these old articulated trolly busses. They were more robust and just had a better feel to them than the newer ones. I miss them being in service. Obviously like most old stuff... built to last