China
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A new trolley-bus installed with super capacitors, built under a joint-venture partnership between the research team of Shanghai Trolley-bus Company and Shanghai Sunwin Bus Manufacturing Ltd. will soon make its first debut on the stage of the annual Shanghai International Industry Fair from November 6th to November 11th. Following the initial test of the super capacitor on coach 166 of model SK5105GP, the test has moved on to a different model.
New Shanghai Trolleybus Company and Shanghai Sunwin join project on super
capacitors. The coaches are model SK5105GP. The coach picured here is 166.
These will be assigned to route 18 in Shanghai. Photo by Wu Wei, submitted
by Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.
Notice the flat top steel framework has replaced the traditional
hook for trolley poles to lay upon when operating off wire and drawing current
from super capacitors. Photo by Wu Wei, from the collection of Zachary Jiang.
NO 2003.
The front door, the Chinese words on the display board
beside the driver's seat says it all--Super Capacitor Inverter Governed Air-conditioned
Trolley-bus (could anybody think of a better term to describe it?). Photo
by Wu Weiv,from the collection of Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.
Mechanics working on SWB 166. Photo by Wu Wei, from the collection
of Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.
Another view of the new Shanghai Trolleybus Company and Shanghai Sunwin trolley--the super-capacitators. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.
Another view of the super-capacitators. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.
Left rear view of SKW 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.
Pole base of SKW 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.
Left front view of SWB 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.
Shanghai trolley. Details missing.
Unidentified articulated trolley in the long tunnel Because of problems with
the overhead, this part of the route was discontinued. Photographer and date
unknown. From the collection of Zachary Jiang.
This page last updated 15 MR 2009
