Ceylon Colombo trolleybuses.

The photograph of the double decker was taken by Dudley Kirker of New Zealand when he was in Colombo many years ago.
The 21 - 35 series had East Lancashire bodies.

This photograph is of the shorter 36 - 55 series. There are only 5 side windows on this bus compared with 6
on the bus in the other two photographs; one of which is numbered 56.

There are 6 side windows on this bus.

There are 6 side windows on this bus.

A five window (top) and a six window bus.

Drawings by David Jones in New Zeeland.

 

Photo of 1- 20 series double deckers, they had Weymann bodies.

Drawings by David Jones in New Zeeland.

 

Click on the picture for a large picture.

 

CEYLON (SRI LANKA)

               
                 

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF COLOMBO

         

1953-07-22

to

1964-01-12

                 

F/No

Reg No

Year In

Chassis

No.

Motor

Body

Code

Year Out

                 

1

CV2237

1951

BUT 9611T

150

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

2

CV2238

1951

BUT 9611T

151

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

3

CV2239

1951

BUT 9611T

152

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

4

CV2240

1951

BUT 9611T

153

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

5

CV2241

1951

BUT 9611T

154

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

6

CV2242

1951

BUT 9611T

155

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

7

CV2243

1951

BUT 9611T

156

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

8

CV2244

1951

BUT 9611T

157

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

9

CV2245

1951

BUT 9611T

158

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

10

CV2246

1951

BUT 9611T

159

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

11

CV2247

1951

BUT 9611T

160

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

12

CV2249

1951

BUT 9611T

162

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

13

CV2250

1951

BUT 9611T

163

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

14

CV2251

1951

BUT 9611T

164

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

15

CV2252

1951

BUT 9611T

165

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

16

CV2253

1951

BUT 9611T

166

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

17

CV2254

1951

BUT 9611T

167

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

18

CV2255

1951

BUT 9611T

168

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

19

CV2256

1951

BUT 9611T

169

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

20

CV2248

1951

BUT 9611T

161

EE

Weymann

H56R

1964-01-12

                 

21

CV4239

1952

BUT 9611T

70 - 84

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

22

CV4209

1952

BUT 9611T

ORDER

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

23

CV4210

1952

BUT 9611T

UNKNOWN

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

24

CV4211

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

25

CV4199

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

26

CV4200

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

27

CV4212

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

28

CV4201

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

29

CV4213

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

30

CV4202

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

31

CV4203

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

32

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

33

CV4214

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

34

 

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

35

CV4204

1952

BUT 9611T

**

EE

East Lancashire

H56R

1964-01-12

                 

36

33.720

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

80131-

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

37

33.721

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

-80156

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

38

33.722

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

ORDER

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

39

33.723

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

UNKNOWN

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

40

33.724

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

41

33.725

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

42

33.794

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

43

33.795

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

44

33.796

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

45

33.824

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

46

33.825

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

47

33.826

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

48

33.827

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

49

33.888

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

50

33.889

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

51

33.927

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

52

33.928

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

53

33.929

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

54

33.990

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

55

33.991

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B26D

1964-01-12

                 

56

33.193

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

57

33.194

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

58

33.347

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

59

33.379

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

60

 

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

61

33.378

1956

Sunbeam MF2B

**

EE

East Lancashire

B34D

1964-01-12

                 

OVERHEAD WIRING DIAGRAM STILL NEEDED

               

This information sheet comes from John Herbert.

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