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A new trolley-bus installed with super capacitors, built under a joint-venture partnership between the research team of Shanghai Trolley-bus Company and Shanghai Sunwin Bus Manufacturing Ltd. will soon make its first debut on the stage of the annual Shanghai International Industry Fair from November 6th to November 11th. Following the initial test of the super capacitor on coach 166 of model SK5105GP, the test has moved on to a different model.

S-alstom New Shanghai Trolleybus Company and Shanghai Sunwin join project on super capacitors. The coaches are model SK5105GP. The coach picured here is 166. These will be assigned to route 18 in Shanghai. Photo by Wu Wei, submitted by Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.

S-SWB2 Notice the flat top steel framework has replaced the traditional hook for trolley poles to lay upon when operating off wire and drawing current from super capacitors. Photo by Wu Wei, from the collection of Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.

S-SWW-3 The front door, the Chinese words on the display board beside the driver's seat says it all--Super Capacitor Inverter Governed Air-conditioned Trolley-bus (could anybody think of a better term to describe it?). Photo by Wu Weiv,from the collection of Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.

S-166 Mechanics working on SWB 166. Photo by Wu Wei, from the collection of Zachary Jiang. NO 2003.

Sw5 Another view of the new Shanghai Trolleybus Company and Shanghai Sunwin trolley--the super-capacitators. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.

Sw5 Another view of the super-capacitators. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.

Sw5 Left rear view of SKW 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.

Sw5 Pole base of SKW 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.

Sw5 Left front view of SWB 166. Photo by Zheng Han. NO 2003.

304a Shanghai trolley. Details missing.

S-tunnel Unidentified articulated trolley in the long tunnel Because of problems with the overhead, this part of the route was discontinued. Photographer and date unknown. From the collection of Zachary Jiang.

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