Dunedin's first trolley bus
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Dunedin's First Trolley Bus
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Help the Otago Heritage Bus Society raise funds to return Dunedin's first trolley bus from Wellington.
DCT #1 was built in 1950 by New Zealand Motorbodies in Petone, Wellington for the Dunedin City Corporation Tramways to replace trams. DCT #1 was decommissioned in 1966 and sent to Wellington to be preserved after only being used for 16 years commercial service.
After a few attempts at restoring the vehicle it has been abandoned in a field near Wellington.
Once it arrives in the South Island it will be stored for a short period at Ferrymead Heritage Park prior to it being transported to Dunedin upon a large truck & transporter. Once DCT #1 arrives Dunedin we will organise a media conference and an afternoon tea (for those supporters who contribute) to welcome DCT #1 back after 48 years being away. Then a full conservation report will be conducted to determine what level of restoration will take place.
At a later point more fundraising will also take place so we can see out the conservation reports findings. The ultimate decision will be to restore this vehicle to an operational condition so the community can relive the 1950's way of Dunedin public transport. The Society is fully operated by a full team of volunteers who enjoy restoring, operating and preserving classic Dunedin and New Zealand passenger transport vehicles.
As most of you would know, Dunedin no longer possesses its overhead wire that once powered the famous trams and trolley buses. Our organisation has researched and has found that there are other viable means of powering an electric bus, including towing a DC generator and retrofitting the new technology of a capacitor to the vehicle and recharge stations around the city. The thoughts of having an overhead wire has not been ruled out completely. These are only ideas at the moment as a full conservation report needs to take place prior to making any decisions.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask away by clicking here, we will certainly reply. Check out our website www.otagoheritagebus.co.nz or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
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DCT #1 has been moved to Christchurch
04/07/2015 at 12:09 PM
Some awesome news!
DCT #1 has been winched on to a truck kand sent south to Christchurch, where it will be housed for a short stay before heading to Dunedin.
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Dunedin's First Trolley Bus
Project 2013-10-31 20:50:02 +1300
Help the Otago Heritage Bus Society raise funds to return Dunedin's first trolley bus from Wellington.
DCT #1 was built in 1950 by New Zealand Motorbodies in Petone, Wellington for the Dunedin City Corporation Tramways to replace trams. DCT #1 was decommissioned in 1966 and sent to Wellington to be preserved after only being used for 16 years commercial service.
After a few attempts at restoring the vehicle it has been abandoned in a field near Wellington.
Once it arrives in the South Island it will be stored for a short period at Ferrymead Heritage Park prior to it being transported to Dunedin upon a large truck & transporter. Once DCT #1 arrives Dunedin we will organise a media conference and an afternoon tea (for those supporters who contribute) to welcome DCT #1 back after 48 years being away. Then a full conservation report will be conducted to determine what level of restoration will take place.
At a later point more fundraising will also take place so we can see out the conservation reports findings. The ultimate decision will be to restore this vehicle to an operational condition so the community can relive the 1950's way of Dunedin public transport. The Society is fully operated by a full team of volunteers who enjoy restoring, operating and preserving classic Dunedin and New Zealand passenger transport vehicles.
As most of you would know, Dunedin no longer possesses its overhead wire that once powered the famous trams and trolley buses. Our organisation has researched and has found that there are other viable means of powering an electric bus, including towing a DC generator and retrofitting the new technology of a capacitor to the vehicle and recharge stations around the city. The thoughts of having an overhead wire has not been ruled out completely. These are only ideas at the moment as a full conservation report needs to take place prior to making any decisions.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask away by clicking here, we will certainly reply. Check out our website www.otagoheritagebus.co.nz or join us on Facebook or Twitter.
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DCT #1 has been moved to Christchurch
04/07/2015 at 12:09 PM
Some awesome news!
DCT #1 has been winched on to a truck kand sent south to Christchurch, where it will be housed for a short stay before heading to Dunedin.
Stay tuned to keep up to date with the progress.
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