On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:15:12 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Since the only vehicle that can be correctly called a "trolley" is a type >that actually has one (streetcar/light rail vehicle) or two (electric trolley >bus), the power would naturally be electricity, and therefore easy to measure >in kilowatts. Normal line voltage is 600 volts DC, sometimes 750 on newer >systems. The track forms the ground (streetcar only). > >Old-timey coachwork mounted on top of bus or truck chassis and powered by a >diesel engine, used for sightseeing or other purposes, are sometimes called >"trolleys", but they're not. > >Cable cars in San Francisco aren't trolleys either (though in this case the >cable is moved by a HUGE electric motor). The term 'supermarket trolley' is the one used in the UK (motorised or not!) Chris -- Chris KEENAN UK Metrication Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/ UK Correspondent, US Metric Association
