catfan 14,793 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 They certainly didn't have air brakes, as pPianoman says possibly vacuum brakes. Whatever they were they could stop on a tanner ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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The Pianoman 1,535 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Catfan has obviously been on the Hobgoblin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 No, not yet Malc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 This article may cast some light on the braking systems on Nottingham's trolleybuses - http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/5th-june-1936/37/a-new-brake-system-for-trolleybuses 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 That answers that then ! Air brakes but very quiet without the hissing asciated with normal air brakes. The handbrake was the normal mechanical lever & ratchet type. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,086 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Master and I were just having a discussion on Trolley buses and then this came up on our notts site. How many Trolley buses were they----One's that we remember are 40 47 St Ann's Well Road and Wells Road 44 Cowlick Road 39 Carlton 43 45 ?? not sure Trent Bridge 38 Hooton St was there any more? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Loads. The only ones I have knowingly ridden on was 41. Cinderhill to Trent Bridge via King Street/Queen Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,482 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 There's another thread about trolley buses which includes a list of the various routes. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7690 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,086 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thanks Cliff Ton and The Pianoman forgot the one that went to Trent Bridge. Will look at the other site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 555 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I can remember catching the 44 from Bulwell Hall as a kid when I went to school. It used to meet up with the 43 in Bulwell at the marketplace which was an island in those days. There was a system on the wires similar to railway points. It wasn't unknown for the poles to detach from the wires when crossing this system and this would lead to the conductor pulling a long pole from under the bus to reconnect things. Once through the city centre the 44 went to Colwick Road and the 43 went to Trent Bridge. Happy days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 On 7/10/2016 at 2:39 PM, The Pianoman said: Now I want to know what brakes trolleybuses had. Did they have an electric system to produce vacuum? No, they had simple drum brakes similar to other transport of the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 What the conductor pulled Waddo was called a "Frog" . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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