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Description
Limited edition of
127
1949 Valmet JD/BTH Trolleybus (City of Tampere
4-13 series)
Trolleybus operation was started in Tampere on 8th December
1948. First three trolleybuses, numbered 1-3 were delivered by Valmet
in the same year and a batch of 10 additional vehicles arrived in 1949.
This model was called by Valmet as “JD” and many components for these
trolleybuses were imported from Britain. The electric equipment was manufactured
by British Thomson Houston (BTH), brake and air pressure system was made
by Westinghouse and axles were made by Kirkstall. Almost all trolleybuses
of this series were rebuilt in middle 60s and remained in service until
the end of trolleybus operation in Tampere on 15th May 1976 (Information
via Timo Lehtonen).
Scale 1:43
Available now
Available through SPTC , INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
Limited Availability ("Add-on" Production).
25
127a
1949 Valmet JD/BTH Trolleybus (HKL Helsinki
604-608 series)
First three Helsinki trolleybuses were ex-Stockholm Scania-Vabis
F1-class vehicles imported from Stockholm and in 1949 five additional
trolleybuses, numbered 604-608 were delivered by Valmet. This was a JD
model, similar to Tampere version.
Scale 1:43
Available now
Available through SPTC , INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
Limited Availability ("Add-on" Production).
25
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.
146
1973 ZIU-9 Trolleybus (Helsinki 601-603 series)
The
trolleybus route No 14 in Helsinki was opened on 5 February 1949; between
1949 and 1960 26 trolleybuses were delivered for operation; in May 1973
three brand-new Soviet ZIU-9 trolleybuses were delivered for six-months
trial; all were return to the ZIU plant in November 1973 and on 14 June
1974 the route No 14 was converted to diesel bus operation.
Scale 1:43
Out of Production.