British Trolleybus Database CD-ROM

• 651 records of each batch of 6,313 UK trolleybuses and 174 records of 2.085 exports containing -
• dates built, withdrawn and in service
• builder of chassis, controls, motor, trolleybase and body
• details of chassis, transmission, brakes, motor, controls and body by type
• vehicle dimensions and weights
• operator, with chassis, body, fleet and registration numbers
• notes on design features and on service history
• a form view for each batch, with picture and details as above
• a table view listing the batches with details as above
• a gallery view showing either 16, 20 or 30 'thumbnail' pictures together (depending on screen size)
• resizeable from 640x480, through 800x600 (adding picture controls) to 1024x768 (adding makers logos, and picture previews). Here's a screen shot
• a statistics view showing a bar graph by production numbers, service life or in comparison with another manufacturer, operator or search criteria, by production number or service life. There's also a bar graph of overall chassis totals
• a picture caption panel giving place and date of picture, its copyright and reference source, with access to a listing of most published works on the 'current' operator
• switches to view the 'current' operators network map and route listing, with opening and closing dates, and the overhead contractor
• switches to view company information on the 'current' vehicle, by chassis, controls, motor or body builder
• a switch to view an interactive trolleybus cab, with annotation and animation of major components with sound, an animated circuit diagram of an AEC/EE vehicle from Rotherham Corporation and verbatim details from the manual
• a switch to view a searchable glossary of direct electric traction terms
• buttons to view by each chassis suppliers vehicles
• buttons to view by each controls manufacturers vehicles
• buttons to view by each motor makers vehicles
• buttons to view by each trolleybase manufacturer
• buttons to view by each body builders vehicles
• buttons to view combinations of the above (all Leyland's with Roe bodywork for example)
• buttons to sort by date, chassis number, body number or registration number
• a search table to find any individual batch or vehicle
• a search facility to find any text within the data
• a selection facility to view user-tagged vehicles
• a sort facility to find by year, decade, number of axles, transmission type, motor type, control type, number of decks, entrance position, body height type, collection type, ownership and status. Use of this facility is possible in any combination (so all 6 wheel single deckers with rheostatic control that have been preserved can be found for example)
• a pop-up word processing memopad for users notes
• an options facility to change the appearance of the database
• a print facility to print what's on screen or a pre-configured report
• and 52 pages of context sensitive onscreen help
  

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