European Trolleybuses at Sandtoft 2007

This shows some of our trolleybuses working on the European Weekend at Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft in the UK.
The first is Limoges no. 5, a Vetra CB60 built in 1943. She is affectionately known as 'Vera', but has a complicated driving method with the left-foot accelerator being in reverse - ie. you have to release it to go faster!
The second is Liege 425, a Fabrique Nationale built in 1932. As such it is the third oldest operating trolleybus in the world, and certainly the oldest on the European continent. It has the strange arrangement of one boom (trolley pole) being mounted on top of the other, instead of side-by-side.
Also on the video is Porto 140, although not on the move here. This is one of the last double-deck trolleybuses which operated in service in the world, all others now being single-deck.
The last part shows Marseille 202 which is currently being restored at the museum.
Further information on the Museum: www.sandtoft.org.uk

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[romondesbert]

I live and was born in Limoges; so those little trolleybuses are very familiar to me. I used to take one to go to school. The first livery the had was dark grey for the lower part and silvery grey for the hop half. They were quite nice but in the winter, the city was a bit grim with all that grey !

[GLERDUNG]

Yeah ! Limoges ! also an old love story with this beautiful Vetra trolleybus. I didn t know about the reverse accelerator, very good !

[JamesMorganLondon]

A great video. I visited Sandtoft for the first time last Sunday. What a great place it is! I can't wait to go back.

[ArchangelTyraelski]

Excellent.