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, submitted by 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 Wei, submitted by Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.
Mechanics working on SWB 166. Photo by Wu Wei, submitted by 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.
