SEPTA’s historic trolleys are making a comeback on Girard Avenue in September.
At least eight of their vintage 1947 trolleys are being rehabbed and are expected to be back in route for passengers to use.
The news was first reported by Billy Penn. SEPTA later confirmed with NBC10.
The retro design of the trolleys features green-and cream- paint, silver-winged central headlight, rounded white roof and a red stripe running beneath the windows.
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Photos: Vintage green-and-cream SEPTA trolleys from 1947 making a comeback
The vehicles will serve Route 15 which runs from Port Richmond to West Philadelphia by way of Richmond Street and Girard Avenue.
The particular trolleys have not been in service since January 2020.
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There are some vintage trolleys that have finished being restored and have been used for training purposes along the route.
SEPTA workers have been remodeling the vintage trolleys to replace their deteriorating frames and add new floors, windows, wheelchair lifts and HVAC units.
The rehabbed trolleys will serve as a holdover until SEPTA replaces them with a new fleet, but that will be years down the line. The new cars are part of a larger SEPTA Trolley Modernization Project, which aims to transform the trolley network with new and longer vehicles to hold more passengers, on-street stations with improved amenities and proposed line extensions.
