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TS3A #935
Details
| Name | TS3A (Tilling-Stevens) Tilling-Stevens TS3A/Tilling-Stevens DD 48 | |
| VIN | 2559 | |
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1922 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1971 | Private London | |
| Registration Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Registration Plate |
| 1922 | XL 1204 | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1922 | 935 / | |
| Other Information | ||
| Petrol-electric bus. | ||
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7 may 2018 - A unique survivor from the early days of bus transport. As its name suggests, this Tilling-Stevens machine uses a petrol engine to power an electric motor, which in turn drives the road wheels. The driver`s controls are similar to those of a tram and the bus was designed to make it easy for tram drivers to master - they were very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This bus was rescued from a scrapyard in 1971 and took nearly 30 years to fully restore. In 2014, it was sold at auction for GBP214,000 (yes, well over one quarter of a million Euros!)
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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