[PRCo] Re: Louisville PCCs

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Parkinson;

There are 70-years between demonstration of 1253 and buses today.
Much more was required of operators then;  getting on the roof of
electric vehicles to resolve problems was common.  That is forbidden
now.  Don't know Louisville specifically but many operators were 'for
profit;'  idle equipment doesn't produce revenue nor attract new riders.

We need solid verifiable information from 'then' to know what happened
'then' don't we.


 Phil
Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'





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Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 7:25:44 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Louisville PCCs


We've just had the CUTA conference here and manufacturers
brought in a dozen of their latest buses; non went into revenue
service. We are shortly shipping a trolleybus to Seattle for them to
demonstrate--not sure if it will go into revenue.

There are three main reasons:

  * Fleet insurance may not be amenable to adding and then subtracting a
one-off vehicle and the manufacturer's insurance on the demonstrator may not 
cover revenue operation. 

  * There is too much effort to add/change farebox, radio, and signs. 
  * There are features, or switch and pedal locations that require operator
training. 
The vehicle may travel around driven by a supervisor/trainer/route foreman,
and may even carry passengers but without fare payment. Our historic fleet
does not have "revenue" insurance. For fantrips no fare may be charged--but
donations can be solicited!

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