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Tilling Stevens TS6 / Brush #170
Details
| Name | Tilling Stevens TS6 / Brush (Brush) Tilling-Stevens TS6/ | |
| VIN | ||
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1925 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| GMMT Manchester | ||
| Registration Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Registration Plate |
| 1925 | DB 5070 | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1925 | 170 / GMMT Manchester | |
| Other Information | ||
| Petrol-electric bus. Operated by North Western Road Car Co until 1940s. | ||
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3 may 1987 - Crawley, West Sussex, UK. Something a little different and uniquely British. The Tilling-Stevens Petrol-Electric bus was designed to be easily driven by tram drivers (no gear lever). A petrol engine runs at a constant speed and drives an electric generator, which in turn powers an electric motor to turn the wheels. To increase speed, the driver moves control levers just like a tramcar. This rare survivor was found in a field and completely rebuilt from a heap of junk by a friend of mine. It originally ran for the North Western Road Car Company and now lives in a Manchester museum.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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