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Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars
Author: Wondering
Date: 07-05-2016 - 07:01

When streetcars were being phased out in the ‘30s to the 50s, their service was replaced with gasoline or electric (trolley) buses. Given that “green” dictates were rare at the time, and the costly and often complicated overhead infrastructure was required, what were the reasons electric buses were sometimes selected instead of gas vehicles?

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  Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Wondering 07-05-2016 - 07:01
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars J 07-05-2016 - 07:07
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Kyle 07-05-2016 - 07:48
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars BOB2 07-05-2016 - 08:00
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars BOB R 07-05-2016 - 08:36
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars BOB2 07-05-2016 - 09:10
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars fkrock 07-05-2016 - 08:56
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars mook 07-05-2016 - 13:24
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars mook 07-05-2016 - 08:57
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Max Wyss 07-05-2016 - 09:06
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Ed Immel 07-05-2016 - 09:48
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Edward 07-05-2016 - 19:32
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Roger Rabbit 07-05-2016 - 20:02
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars fkrock 07-06-2016 - 09:04
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Erik H. 07-05-2016 - 17:51
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars clipper841 07-05-2016 - 20:37
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Nussel Snouts 07-05-2016 - 15:10
  "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way!" Roger Rabbit 07-05-2016 - 20:01
  Re: "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way!" mook 07-05-2016 - 22:42
  Re: "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way!" Erik H. 07-08-2016 - 08:21
  Re: "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way!" mook 07-08-2016 - 12:09
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars clipper841 07-05-2016 - 20:35
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Dr Zarkoff 07-06-2016 - 09:51
  Re: Electric over gasoline buses to replace streetcars Edward 07-06-2016 - 11:48


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