Ceylon Colombo trolleybuses (Sri Lanka)

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.

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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