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Short titleExperimental trolleybus, Hove
Full descriptionExperimental Cedes-Stoll trolleybus which was tested in Hove from 6 september 1914 to 9 August 1915. View from the side showing full length of open-topped double-decker trolley bus with passengers inside and on top. Driver wearing boater in cab, steering wheel and horn visible. Sign along side of top deck "Cedes gearless trackless trolley system". Under the terms of the 1912 Hove Railless Act this system was to replace the Brighton & Shoreham Tramway service. Due to the outbreak of World War One the Austrian Cedes-Stoll system was abandoned.
Datec1914
PeriodWorld War One
Period dates4 Aug 1914-11 Nov 1918
FormatPhotograph
OwnerMarlipins Museum Shoreham
SubjectTransport/Road/Buses/Trolleybuses
History/World War One (1914-1918)
Transport/Road/Buses/Open Top

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