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Thanks for your video on the trolleybus collection of Bournemouth trolleybuses. In the last few days we in Bournemouth have seen the closure of Yellow Buses (Bournemouth), the 120 year old former corporation bus company that dates back to the trams, trolleybuses and early motor buses. A loss to our famous seaside town.

I remember trolleybuses here in Adelaide, South Australia back in the 60's when I was little kid. I remember them mostly down at Port Adelaide coming around Black Diamond corner which was the intersection of St Vincent St and Commercial Rd. The Port was a very busy place back in the 60's. I don't remember the double deckers buses but I do remember riding on the single deck buses. I used to wag school a lot and always head for the Port, also there was lots of railway action back then as well, now it's all gone. I love your model remote controlled buses and I am now a subscriber. Cheers from downunder.

Good little models

I'm a train and I approve this video! :D Choo choo!!

These models and the overhead are fantastic. Superb

The UK must bring back trolley buses back to its streets. Magnificent operating models. All scratch built, no doubt. I am most envious.

Solingen, germany are the City of trolleybuses. Now 70 years.

Love the trolleybusses. Still in daily service in Esslingen near Ludwigsburg, where I live and in Geneva, Swizerland...

Lovely to see the model of a Bournemouth trolleybus. Went to school on those so many years ago. You have a lovely set up , probably fairly unique as I have not come across anyone who has anything similar . You have another subscriber!

Привет. Это моя мечта детства. Сам пытался сделать 45 лет назад. Здорово получилось.

What are the materials used in this demo trolley..? Can you provide details about it...?

Nice models & a good effort, but they don't stand up well to very close-up photography.

How much do you charge to do a Bradford trolley bus please

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Excellent, amazing amount of work. Well done, I remember the Brighton trolleybuses.

Wonderful, I used to travel on the Bournemouth Trolley Buses to Southbourne to see my Gran and I loved the trip from the Square, I was so sad to see them go. Thanks for bring back nice memories.

how to make this ??can email give step by step instructions to me?? thanks in advance

Super video Hugh

Ahh... looks like my map!

Would love the full details on these if I haven't got them already (I think you may well have submitted them though)

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I salute your skill! Although I never saw it, the Maypine Trolleybus company ran models rather larger than yours, but in the lamentable absence of the real thing in the UK, it is lovely seeing someone take the time (and exhibit the skill) to build their own! The trolleypoles obviously exert considerable pressure on the overhead. What do you use for contact on the poles?

can u make some more video's plz

How many trolleybuses did you made

outstanding! would love to see them in action in the flesh!

Wonderful video, and what beautiful buses you have made, It so nice to see creative people. It would be nice if you had street scape behind the road, Have you ever thought of puting in a wireless video camera in the cab and seeing it from the drivers eye view As I said simply Brililiant, I LOVE IT Steve

Excellent follow-on from the first video. Hope the book's still coming along! Would it be possible to update us on the building of this latest model via RUclips, even if it's just done as a series of still pictures with captions, to avoid eating into your modelling time? There really is nothing else like this our there, and I'm determined to build a working Notts and Derby trolleybus one day!

looking forward to watching your completed double articulated trolleybus model in action!

Very Great Comliment Mr. Darrington. I have also plan make the Self with my Berna Swiss Trolleybus. Sorry my Englsich, the Front weel found the way with magnets like Faller Car System ? This is also my Idee, but i dont com so wide. I make now my Movies, and when i See Your Eyes, when the Shine (sorry) you in the trolleybus world. Perfect, i must show my Vater, hi work also bei the Wini bus. And i look later what make your hess trolley. Thanks René

Look forward to seeing your models at the Sandtoft model weekend then. What's the timescale on the book?

I loved your display. Just beautiful and most rewarding feeling after completing one by one. Good luck to make the Swiss Tram Trolleybus and thank you for sharing.

Where do I start? Its a very complicated process and a book is being written on this very subject! First step is to get plans and decide on your scale. I obtained plans of the Swiss Megatrolley from the Hess website which was very easy, the Bournemouth plans were from Terry Russell Trams. Chassis are brass square tube from Expo and wheels are Meccano. Mashima motor and Comet gearboxes complete the chassis.

Hi David, thanks for your comments! The roof is the most difficult to build, moulding plastic and much sanding, I am experimenting with car body filler which makes life much easier. I am sure Sandtoft would be pleased to have porton, there are so few model trolleybuses around. Best wishes, robin

Hi Robin, very interesting work with your scratch-builds! I saw an old plastic RT in something like 0 or 1 scale at a bric-a-brac fair and was tempted to convert it to a trolleybus; at the moment I am struggling to get a decent looking rear-roof section with my scratch-builds. I am going to visit my local MBF for help! Maybe see you at Sandtoft next year - if asked, I might bring West Porton.

That's amazing if they're built from scratch! I was wondering for a minute how the steering worked, but then I saw the steering track thingy :-)