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Gothenberg Sweden Car 79

Car #79
79 pauses for a picture before being tucked away in the restoration shop
(photo credit: Marilyn Jennings, Oct 1998)
79 is an electric trolley car built in 1912 by ASEA. It ran in Gothenberg, Sweden.

It is typical of continental European trolleys, many of which to this day are single truck and double ended. It was heavily built in order to pull trains of up to three cars. Car 79 last operated in 1962 on the South Brooklyn Railway and was moved to Kingston in 1987.

Dimensions: 35'-0" x 7'-6" x 11'-7", Seating Capacity: 20.


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