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mex.gif (197 bytes)USA1947 STE Mexico City St.Louis Car Co. PCC 2000 (Job 1663) - original livery.

63In April 1946 Canadian controlled Mexico Tramways Company placed the order with St.Louis Car Co. for one sample PCC car (Job 1663) which ran-on as an extra car with Johnstown order. Painted read and cream, the car was delivered in January 1947, being numbered 2000. The newest Mexican car, called "La Bella Rosa" was placed in service in the deluxe, premium fare service running to Mexico's City famous floating gardens at Xochimilco. The Federal District's new Servicio de Transportes Electricos was organized in 1947, but did not completely take control of local transport until 1952. No more new PCC cars were bought and all next Mexico City's PCCs were second hand cars from Minneapolis and Detroit. Later car 2000 was repainted in the cream & dark green colors and left hand doors were fitted as on other PCC cars.

Available also in the cream & dark green livery (Ref.63-1) on order.

Scale 1:48
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USAUSA1948 ACF-Brill TC-44 (CMTC Sao Paulo 3080-3154-seies, ex-Denver, acq. in 1957-58).

426eIn 1957-58 Sao Paulo's Companhia Municipal de Transportes Coletivos (CMTC) acquired 75 trolley coaches from Denver, Co. for use on its new trolleybus routes. The ex-Denver coaches were both old TC-44 type with small windshield and latest version with large windshield; they were numbered 3080-3154 and were repainted in the CMTC red and cream colors.

Scale: 1:43
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DISCONTINUED MODELS

All these models are out of current production line. We have last very limited stock for some of them; some models may be re-produced on special request, please call us or your dealers for more information.

 

 

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USA1948 Pullman-Standard 44CX Trolleybus (Bogota 21-30 series; ex-Greenville)

ref130fBogota acquired ten second-hand Pullman-Standard trolleybuses from Greenville, SC in 1956 in addition to 20 initial CCF-Brill coaches. They were numbered 21-30 and remained in service until late 60s.

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mex.gif (197 bytes)USA1951 ACF-Brill T-46 Trolleybus (CME Mexico City, ex-Winnipeg )

ref139b.gif (11571 bytes)Revenue trolleybus service in Mexico City was inaugurated on 6th April 1952; first trolleybuses were delivered by Westram from the USA. In 1950s and 1960s many second-hand trolleybuses from USA and Canada were delivered to Mexican capital, mainly Marmon-Herringtons from Cleveland, Milwaukee and San Francisco but also a Brill and Pullman-Standard trolleybuses. Metro Winnipeg ACF-Brills T-46 were sold to Mexico City in 1969, becomes No.3293-3299. Many Marmon-Herringtons and some Brills were rebuilt in 1980s.

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argent.gif (102 bytes)su.gif (129 bytes)1989 ZIU-682 Trolleybus (Cordoba, Argentina)

ref146b.gif (11934 bytes)All trolleybuses for new system in Cordoba, Argentina were imported from Russia; ZIU plant supplied more than 30 standard vehicles of model 682. In the recent year some of these trolleybuses were rebuilt in two-door configuration. Delivery of 50 new trolleybuses from Norinco (of China) began in October 1999 and these will replace all of ZIU vehicles during 2000-2001.

 

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su.gif (129 bytes)1975 ZIU-682 Trolleybus (Bogota 2000-2074 series)

ref146eIn 1967 Colombia traded coffee for 50 Soviet ZIU-5 trolleybuses, numbered 650-699, to replace the old fleet of original Canadian Brills and second-hand U.S. Marmons and Brills. In 1975 75 more Soviet trolleybuses were also traded for coffee, in this case they were more modern ZIU-682 vehicles, numbered 2000-2074. In August 1991 the trolleybus system in Bogota was closed.

 


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ChileUSA1947 Pullman-Standard Trolleybus (Valparaiso, ex-Santiago, Chile)

ref.163Trolleybus operation in Chile started on 31 October 1947 when first route was opened in Santiago; 100 new trolleybuses, numbered 801-900 were delivered by Pullman-Standard in 1947/48. Valparaiso inaugurated its first trolleybus route on 31 December 1952; 30 new trolleybuses were also built by Pullman-Standard. When Santiago’s system was closed in 1978 its remaining Pullmans went to Valparaiso; Since 1992, No. 814 has been the oldest trolleybus without bodywork modification still in service anywhere in the world; #814 probably remains in service today. There are now about 14 Pullman-Standard trolleybuses in Valparaiso, seven of which were rebuilt between 1986 and 1992; 22 other Pullmans are in storage, including 18 that were rebodied in 1990/91 for a later (1991-1994) Santiago trolleybus system.

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ChileUSA1947/48 Pullman-Standard Trolleybus (ENT Santiago 801-900 series)

ref163a.gif (5672 bytes)On 15th September 1945 the tramway companies in Santiago and Valparaiso in Chile was taken over by the Chilean Government and the new company called Empresa Nacional des Transportes (ENT) was formed. ENT started with a program of tramway replacement and in the same year the large batch of 100 brand-new trolleybuses was ordered from Pullman-Standard in the USA. First vehicles were delivered in early 1947 and Chilean President tested a trolleybus No. 801 in July 1947. The revenue service was started on 31st October 1947 with 17 trolleybuses and during 1948 the remaining vehicles arrived from USA. In 1953 ENT ordered 100 more vehicles from Vetra in France to replace the last routes in Chile’s capital city. The system was closed on 18th June 1978 and all survived Pullmans were transferred to Valparaiso.

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canada.gif (165 bytes)1947 CC&F-Brill T-44 Trolleybus (Bogota 1-20 series)

ref175cThe trolleybus system in Bogota was opened on April 12, 1948. The order for 20 new trolleybuses was placed by Tranvia Municipal de Bogota to Canadian CC&F company. They were a standard T-44 models and they were produced in 1947 (serial numbers 5310-5329) and shipped to Colombia. In Bogota they were numbered 1-20. Canadian Brills ran in Bogota until 70s when they were replaced by Soviet ZIU trolleybuses.


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argent.gif (102 bytes)1991 ZIU-683 Articulated Trolleybus (EMIR Cordoba, Argentina)

ref177.gif (10714 bytes)The trolleybus system in Cordoba, Argentina was opened on 7th May 1989; all trolleybuses were delivered by Russian ZIU company; by 1995 there were 32 ZIU-682 and 12 ZIU-683 Articulated vehicles ran on 3 routes. First operating concession was issued by the municipal government, who own the system) to Expresso EMIR company, but after 1994 the system has been run by other private companies or directly by municipality; the present operator, since December 1997, is a company named TroleCor, and it's buying new Chinese trolleybuses to replace the ZIU.


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USAUSA1947 Pullman-Standard 44CX Trolleybus (CMTC SaoPaulo 3004-3009 series)

ref193.gif (9950 bytes)The trolleybus system in Sao Paulo was opened on 22d April 1949 with 30 imported vehicles comprising 4 British BUTs, 6 Pullman-Standards and 20 Westrams from the U.S.A. Six Pullman-Standard trolleybuses were built in 1947/8 and were numbered 3004-3009. Many of old trolleybuses in Sao Paulo were later rebuilt but in early 60s some of  the Pullmans were remained in its original condition.

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