GEORGETOWN TROLLEYBUS FLEET [Malaya]

Make:
Bodywork:
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity:
Number Purchased:
1st Entered Service: Last Day in Service:

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Number In Service: Located at:

FLEET No
MAKE
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
01 Clough Smith 14 1925 1952  
02 Thornycroft 9839 1925 October 1952  

Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 34 plus drive Increased to: 40 plus drive in 1954-1955
Number Purchased: Eight
1st Entered Service: 1927 Last Day in Service: 1959

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Number In Service: Located at:

FLEET No
 REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
03 PB 412 C-Type 1927 1959  
04 PB 413 C-Type 1927 1959  
05 PB 414 C-Type 1927 1959  
06 PB 415 C-Type March 1929 1959  
07 PB 416 C-Type March 1929 1959  
08 PB 417 C-Type March 1929 1959  
09 PB 418 C-Type March 1929 1959  
10 PB 419 C-Type March 1929 1959  

Make: Thornycroft
Bodywork: Georgtown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 25 plus drive
Number Purchased: Two
1st Entered Service: December 1929 Last Day in Service: March 1953

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
11 1143 December 1929 March 1953 Ex Motorbus
12 1145 November 1931 March 1953 Ex Motorbus

Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 25 plus driver
Number Purchased: 22
1st Entered Service: May 1935 Last Day in Service: 1957

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
 REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
13 PB 422 2435 May 1935 1959  
14 PB 423 2435 May 1935 1959  
15     February 1936 1956  
16     February 1936 Destroyed WW2  
17     November 1936 1956  
18     November 1936 1956  
19     November 1936 1956  
20     November 1936 1956  
21     November 1936 1956  
22     November 1936 1956  
23     November 1936 1956  
24     November 1936 1956  
25     November 1936 1956  
26     November 1936 1956  
27     November 1936 1957  
28     November 1936 1957  
29     November 1936 1957  
30     November 1936 1950  
31     August 1938 1957  
32     August 1938 1957  
33     January 1939 1957  
34     January 1939 1957  
35     April 1940 Destroyed WW2  
36     April 1940 1957  

Make: Ransomes Sim and Jefferies (from parts from old battery refuse truck)
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 9 plus driver
Number Purchased: 2
1st Entered Service: July 1937 Last Day in Service: 1956

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
1A   July 1937 1956  
2A   July 1937 1956  

Make: Sunbeam F4
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Three
1st Entered Service: February 1953 Last Day in Service: 1960

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
01 PB 410 50742 February 1953 1960  
16 PB 425 50743 1953 1960  
11 PB 420 50744 1953 1960  

Make: Sunbeam MF2B
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Thirteen
1st Entered Service: February 1954 Last Day in Service: 1961

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
02 PB 411 80068 1954 1960  
12 PB 421 80069 1954 1960  
51 PB 446 80070 1954 1960  
52 PB 447 80071 1954 1960  
53 PB 448 80072 1954 1960  
54 PB 449 80073 1954 1960  
55 PB 450 80074 1954 1960  
15 PB 424 80091 1956 1960  
17 PB 426 80092 1956 1960  
18 PB 427 80093 1956 1960  
19 PB 428 80094 1956 1960  
25 PB 434 80095 1956 1961  
26 PB 435 80096 1956 1961  

Make: AEC 664T - Double Decker
Bodywork: Metro Cammell (Great Britain) Except Number 24: Weymann
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 69 plus driver
Number Purchased: Five, all second hand from London Transport
Originally Built: October 1935 Withdrawn (London): June 1955
1st Entered Service: June 1956 Last Day in Service: 13 November 1959

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
20 PB 429 013 June 1956 13 November 1959 Ex LT 142
21 PB 430 015 June 1956 13 November 1959 Ex Lt 148
22 PB 431 042 June 1956 13 November 1959 Ex LT 175
23 PB 432 057 June 1956 13 November 1959 Ex LT 183
24 PB 433 059 June 1956 13 November 1959 Ex Lt 138

Make: Sunbeam MF2B
Bodywork: Georgetown Municipal Transport
Electrical:
Motor:
Controllers:
Braking:
Seating Capacity: 40 plus driver
Number Purchased: Ten
1st Entered Service: 1957 Last Day in Service: 1961

Number Trolleybuses Presevered: Nil Number In Service: Nil Located at: Nil

FLEET No
REGISTRATION
CHASSIS
SERVICE
WITHDRAWN
REMARKS
27 PB 436 80121 1957 1961  
28 PB 437 80122 1957 1961  
29 PB 438 80123 1957 1961  
30 PB 439 80124 1957 1961  
31 PB 440 80125 1957 1961  
32 PB 441 80126 1957 1961  
33 PB 442 80127 1957 1961  
34 PB 443 80128 1957 1961  
35 PB 444 80129 1957 1961  
36 PB 445 80130 1957 1961  

NOTE: Registration was introducted for trolleybuses in Georgetown about 1959. All trolleybuses withdrawn in 1959-1961 were still at the depot in 1963-1964, and possibly later. Their ultimate fate is still unclear.

For more details see the book "Journey Down Memory Lane: Penang Heritage Trust" by Ric Francis, to be published Christmas 2002 approx.

© Library of Cinema Research Data, 2002; Published by arrangement and © Ric Francis (Australia), David Jones (New Zealand), Colin Ganley (United Kingdom).