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[Trolley Bus Advertising]

1928 , Leiston (Suffolk)

Cat no. 268

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An advertising film for Richard Garrett & Sons electric trolley buses.

The opening caption, iin Spanish, says," Richard Garrett & Sons Ltd, the famous British manufacturers of electric and steam vehicles, present their latest 55 hp 35-seater and 65 hp 60-seater electric trolley buses". Various sequences show single and double decker trolley buses about the streets of Doncaster, undertaking manoeuvres to show their manoeuvrability, ease of handling and safety. A single deck trolley bus turns around sharp bends and steers around some road works and performs a U-turn. Passengers board and alight from the trolley bus. A double decker trolley bus is filmed going over some rails and reversing around a sharp corner. Both are filmed running on the same track.

Keywords

Advertising; Trolley buses

Intertitles

Recent orders have been received for a large number of these vehicles from Ipswich, Bradford, Grimsby, Hartlepool, St. Helens, Copenhagen, Lima, Mexborough, Doncaster Tramways & Southend.Handing our vehicle on a hairpin bend in the heart of a great city.THE MOBILITY OF THE VEHICLE. Negotiating road excavations. Observe bus leaving its near side & running to the offside to avoid obstruction. This demonstrates its excellent steering qualities.Preparing for a return journey. Turning with ease in a 50ft circle.A FEATURE. Adequate provision has been made for loading and unloading simultaneously.Side-tracked for an express. The express overtakes double deck vehicle picking up local passengers. Half an electric tram, half a bus, better than either.Passing a stationary vehicle on nearside kerb.Over the rails! Level crossings no obstacle.On home stretch. Single and double deckers working in conjunction on same track.Turning on dangerous hill as easily as a private motor car. Note extreme angle of lock.There are good points in the air as well as on the vehicle, but no points to worry about on the road.

Other Places

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

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[Trolley Bus Advertising]

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