TROLLEY BUSES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19852, 13 February 1930, Page 10

TROLLEY BUSES.

TENDER ACCEI'TJJD. The chairman of the Tramway Board (Mr W. Wayward), replying to a reporter's enquiry yesterday, said tjiat the tender of the English Electric Company (Messrs Cory Wright and Salmon, Wellington, New Zealand agents) had been accepted for the chassis for six ti-olley buses, or trackless trams.

Mr Hayward said that it had been decided to order chassis only and to call for tenders in Christclmrch for the bodies in order to give work to Christchurch coaehbuilders. Tenders for bodies would be called for shortly. After the committee set up to consider the tendersi received h&n fined them down to two, the Boar<3 thought it wise to cable to London' for eypert advice as to which of the two was to he preferred, and the expert consulted had qflvised the acceptance of the English Electric Company's tender, and this was done.

Tlje first chassis is to be delivered as soqn as passible within three months, and the balance are to follow as quickly as possible, probably twp p-er month. The trackless tram routes hare not yet beep cjecided upon, wi! the exception that it is intended to put one on the North Beach rrnjte and, after Tuesday nirrht's meeting at Papanui regarding the lifting of the rails on the Pananui extension, one will be run on that route.