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RAIL AND ROAD

Trolleys and buses

AS CITY POPULATIONS exploded in TROLLEY, c.1900
the 1800s, there was an urgent need for
mass transportation. Trolleys were an Trolley boom Trolley
head
early solution. The first trolleys, like buses, Trolley base
were horse-drawn, but in 1881, electric Drop window
streetcars appeared in Berlin, Germany. Upper deck
Quarter light
Electric streetcars soon became widespread
throughout Europe and North America.
Trolleys run on rails along a fixed route,
METROLINK using electric motors that receive power
TROLLEY,
MANCHESTER, UK from overhead cables. As road networks Brake
developed, motorized buses offered a flexible alternative to
trolleys. By the 1930s, they had replaced trolley systems in Stair
many cities. City buses typically have doors at both front and
rear to make loading and unloading easier. Double-decker
designs are popular, occupying the same amount of street Lower deck Underframe Platform
space as single-decker buses but able to transport twice the
Controller Truck Lifeguard
number of people. Buses are also commonly used for inter-
city travel and touring. Tour buses have reclining seats, large
windows, luggage space, and toilets. Recently, as city traffic
has become increasingly congested, many city planners have MCW METROBUS, LONDON, UK
designed new electric streetcar routes to run alongside bus
Square roof dome
routes as part of an integrated transportation system.
Upper deck
air intake
Window vent Mirror for driver
to see upstairs
Upper deck
windshield Route
number
Route information Operator’s
logo
Destination screen Destination
screen
Side
Side mirror mirror
Asymmetric Side
windshield mirror
Windshield Permit
wiper holder
Sidelight
Turning
Headlight indicator
Grill Front
bumper
Fog light
License plate Manufacturer’s Entrance Emergency
badge door door control Turning
indicator
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