On 01/04/2015 09:41, stuart noble wrote:
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I remember trolley buses forever needing to be hooked back on the
overhead cables at Tooting Broadway.

Dewiring is a problem that has been virtually overcome by more modern
designs of overhead equipment.

Each bus must have carried a rather
long pole

Carried on brackets on the offside of the bus IIRC.

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Colin Bignell