Andrew told me the trolleybus had just returned from a trolleybus festival in Saltzburg, Austria, and provided an article showing 135 in attendance. Unfortunately the accompaning text is only available in german, so I have had to use Google Translate, and then translate the translation into understandable english. The following pic is taken from trolleymotion.eu and you can access the full article by clicking here.
135 at the Satzburg 75th trolleybus anniversary day. pic (c) trolleymotion.eu |
So I did a bit more digging, hoping to find some pictorial record of 135 in action in Kaiserslauten. Alas that didn't unearth anything, and I still don't know why it has a GB plate although J reg is 1970 I believe so it's the right year. But I did find this video taken in Saltzburg at the 75th anniversary a month ago showing 135 in action. I take no responsibiity for the annoying music in the video, but the picture is of amazing quality. My thanks to the two Andrews for taking the time and effort to get in touch with information, and to my friend at Anglian for spotting 135 in the first place. Certainly made a pleasant change researching it.
I know the owner personally and to say the collection he has is very impressive and it isn't just trolleybuses he has either. He has some small vehicles too which are rather interesting and have a good history to them. That's all I'm saying as I'm not sure if it's public knowledge of the collection.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I was vague about the location, although I know exactly where it is and would love a peek inside! Would make a good feature!
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