GEORGETOWN TROLLEYBUS FLEET [Malaya]
Make:
Bodywork:
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity:
Number Purchased:
1st Entered Service: Last Day in Service:
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Number In Service:
Located at:
FLEET No
|
MAKE
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CHASSIS
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SERVICE
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WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
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01 | Clough Smith | 14 | 1925 | 1952 | |
02 | Thornycroft | 9839 | 1925 | October 1952 |
Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 34 plus drive Increased to: 40
plus drive in 1954-1955
Number Purchased: Eight
1st Entered Service: 1927 Last Day in Service: 1959
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Number In Service: Located at:
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION |
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
03 | PB 412 | C-Type | 1927 | 1959 | |
04 | PB 413 | C-Type | 1927 | 1959 | |
05 | PB 414 | C-Type | 1927 | 1959 | |
06 | PB 415 | C-Type | March 1929 | 1959 | |
07 | PB 416 | C-Type | March 1929 | 1959 | |
08 | PB 417 | C-Type | March 1929 | 1959 | |
09 | PB 418 | C-Type | March 1929 | 1959 | |
10 | PB 419 | C-Type | March 1929 | 1959 |
Make: Thornycroft
Bodywork: Georgtown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 25 plus drive
Number Purchased: Two
1st Entered Service: December 1929 Last Day in Service:
March 1953
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
11 | 1143 | December 1929 | March 1953 | Ex Motorbus |
12 | 1145 | November 1931 | March 1953 | Ex Motorbus |
Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 25 plus driver
Number Purchased: 22
1st Entered Service: May 1935 Last Day in Service: 1957
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service:
Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION |
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
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13 | PB 422 | 2435 | May 1935 | 1959 | |
14 | PB 423 | 2435 | May 1935 | 1959 | |
15 | February 1936 | 1956 | |||
16 | February 1936 | Destroyed WW2 | |||
17 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
18 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
19 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
20 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
21 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
22 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
23 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
24 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
25 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
26 | November 1936 | 1956 | |||
27 | November 1936 | 1957 | |||
28 | November 1936 | 1957 | |||
29 | November 1936 | 1957 | |||
30 | November 1936 | 1950 | |||
31 | August 1938 | 1957 | |||
32 | August 1938 | 1957 | |||
33 | January 1939 | 1957 | |||
34 | January 1939 | 1957 | |||
35 | April 1940 | Destroyed WW2 | |||
36 | April 1940 | 1957 |
Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies (from parts from old battery
refuse truck)
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 9 plus driver
Number Purchased: 2
1st Entered Service: July 1937 Last Day in Service: 1956
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
1A | July 1937 | 1956 | ||
2A | July 1937 | 1956 |
Make: Sunbeam F4
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Three
1st Entered Service: February 1953 Last Day in Service:
1960
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service:
Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
01 | PB 410 | 50742 | February 1953 | 1960 | |
16 | PB 425 | 50743 | 1953 | 1960 | |
11 | PB 420 | 50744 | 1953 | 1960 |
Make: Sunbeam MF2B
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Thirteen
1st Entered Service: February 1954 Last Day in Service:
1961
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service:
Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
02 | PB 411 | 80068 | 1954 | 1960 | |
12 | PB 421 | 80069 | 1954 | 1960 | |
51 | PB 446 | 80070 | 1954 | 1960 | |
52 | PB 447 | 80071 | 1954 | 1960 | |
53 | PB 448 | 80072 | 1954 | 1960 | |
54 | PB 449 | 80073 | 1954 | 1960 | |
55 | PB 450 | 80074 | 1954 | 1960 | |
15 | PB 424 | 80091 | 1956 | 1960 | |
17 | PB 426 | 80092 | 1956 | 1960 | |
18 | PB 427 | 80093 | 1956 | 1960 | |
19 | PB 428 | 80094 | 1956 | 1960 | |
25 | PB 434 | 80095 | 1956 | 1961 | |
26 | PB 435 | 80096 | 1956 | 1961 |
Make: AEC 664T - Double Decker
Bodywork: Metro Cammell (Great Britain) Except Number
24: Weymann
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 69 plus driver
Number Purchased: Five, all second hand from London Transport
Originally Built: October 1935 Withdrawn (London):
June 1955
1st Entered Service: June 1956 Last Day in Service: 13
November 1959
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service:
Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
20 | PB 429 | 013 | June 1956 | 13 November 1959 | Ex LT 142 |
21 | PB 430 | 015 | June 1956 | 13 November 1959 | Ex Lt 148 |
22 | PB 431 | 042 | June 1956 | 13 November 1959 | Ex LT 175 |
23 | PB 432 | 057 | June 1956 | 13 November 1959 | Ex LT 183 |
24 | PB 433 | 059 | June 1956 | 13 November 1959 | Ex Lt 138 |
Make: Sunbeam MF2B
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Ten
1st Entered Service: 1957 Last Day in Service: 1961
Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service:
Nil Located at: Nil
FLEET No
|
REGISTRATION
|
CHASSIS
|
SERVICE
|
WITHDRAWN
|
REMARKS
|
27 | PB 436 | 80121 | 1957 | 1961 | |
28 | PB 437 | 80122 | 1957 | 1961 | |
29 | PB 438 | 80123 | 1957 | 1961 | |
30 | PB 439 | 80124 | 1957 | 1961 | |
31 | PB 440 | 80125 | 1957 | 1961 | |
32 | PB 441 | 80126 | 1957 | 1961 | |
33 | PB 442 | 80127 | 1957 | 1961 | |
34 | PB 443 | 80128 | 1957 | 1961 | |
35 | PB 444 | 80129 | 1957 | 1961 | |
36 | PB 445 | 80130 | 1957 | 1961 |
NOTE: Registration was introducted for trolleybuses in Georgetown about 1959. All trolleybuses withdrawn in 1959-1961 were still at the depot in 1963-1964, and possibly later. Their ultimate fate is still unclear.
For more details see the book "Journey Down Memory Lane: Penang Heritage Trust" by Ric Francis, to be published Christmas 2002 approx.
© Library of Cinema Research Data, 2002; Published by arrangement and © Ric Francis (Australia), David Jones (New Zealand), Colin Ganley (United Kingdom).