King County Metro (Seattle, WA) 2002-03 Gillig Trolley Coach
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- A Ride aboard King County Metro (Seattle, Washington) 2002-03 Gillig Phantom Trolley Coach #4156. Gillig built 100 Phantom bodies which were then shipped to Seattle for them to install rebuilt Randtronics Propulsion systems from the old AM General Trolley Coaches.
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I love how you captured the chopper hum of the electronics! Nice sound
It was in Buses magazine June issue, Seattle has dismissed hybrids in favour of 159 new trolleys for delivery from September 2014.
Sounds like a space ship! 5Stars!
@yorkie556 - Yup! I heard that elsewhere as well! Very good news! Now to find out what type and model! I am thiking NFI will be building them, but it would be going to tender first for sure. So we shall see what happens.
These trolleys can certainly shift! Pleased to see Seattle is buying 159 new trolleys in 2014. Wise decision.
@Hotrodx199 The whining is actually and electric motor in the back.
These buses took the word "replacement" to a whole new level. I say that in the sense that they took the running gear of the fleet that they replaced (AM General, 900-series) and put them in the Gillig shells, saving taxpayers $20,000,000. That's the only smart thing METRO did at that time, and the Breda idea wasn't without its charm, either.
It's so different so be driving and all of a sudden it's dead silent at a stop light. So basically all you hear on the ride is the axle whining?
@yorkie556 Wait... Seattle is now buying new trolley's? Where did you hear that, I heard Seattle was replacing them with Diesle hybrids. Please tell me where you got this information from. I must look at the information you've just said. New Trolleys would be a WIN for the sake of our beautiful planet earth. :D
@GordonFreemanD40 - LOL!!
Hybrid? LOL! No fuel burning motors on that bus at all!
It might be...
LOL! Huh?