List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom by Home Nation and by regions of England. It includes:
- Past trolleybus systems in the UK.
- Museums in the UK capable of running trolleybuses (i.e. possessing overhead wires & trolleybuses in working order).
There are currently no operational trolleybus systems in the UK.
In the United Kingdom the first trolleybus systems were inaugurated on 20 June 1911[1] in Bradford and Leeds, although public service in Bradford did not commence until 24 June.[1] Coincidentally, the UK's last trolleybus service also operated in Bradford, on 26 March 1972.[1][2]
England (by region)
East Midlands
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Chesterfield | 23 May 1927 | 24 March 1938 | ||
Derby | 9 January 1932 | 9 September 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Derby. | |
Nottingham | 10 April 1927 | 30 June 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Nottingham. | |
Notts & Derby Traction Company | ♦ Nottingham | 7 January 1932 | 25 April 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
East of England
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Ipswich | 2 September 1923 | 23 August 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Ipswich. | |
Southend-on-Sea | 16 October 1925 | 28 October 1954 | See also Trolleybuses in Southend-on-Sea. | |
Greater London
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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London | 1912
16 May 1931 |
-
8 May 1962 |
Demonstration.
See also Trolleybuses in London. | |
North East England
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Darlington | 17 January 1926 | 31 July 1957 | See also Trolleybuses in Darlington. | |
Hartlepool | 28 February 1924 | 2 April 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Hartlepool. | |
Tees-side Railless Traction Board | Middlesbrough | 8 November 1919 | 4 April 1971 | See also Trolleybuses in Teesside. |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 1 October 1935 | 1 October 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Newcastle upon Tyne. | |
South Shields | 12 October 1936 | 29 April 1964 | See also Trolleybuses in South Shields. | |
North West England
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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South Lancashire Transport Company | Atherton | 3 August 1930 | 31 August 1958 | See also Trolleybuses in South Lancashire. |
♦ St Helens | 11 July 1927 | 1 July 1958 | See also Trolleybuses in St Helens. | |
Blackpool | 1983 | Demonstration. | ||
Manchester Corporation Transport | Manchester | 1 March 1938 | 30 December 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Manchester. |
♦ Ashton-under-Lyne | 26 August 1925 | 30 December 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne. | |
♦ Oldham | 26 August 1925 | 5 September 1926 | ||
Ramsbottom | 14 August 1913 | 31 March 1931 | System closed officially in 1928. Occasional operation thereafter to 31 March 1931.[1] See also Trolleybuses in Ramsbottom. | |
Stockport | 10 March 1913 | 11 September 1920 | ||
Wigan | 7 May 1925 | 30 September 1931 | ||
South East England
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Brighton Corporation Transport (BCT) | Brighton | 23 December 1913
1 May 1939 |
16 September 1914
30 June 1961 |
See also Trolleybuses in Brighton. |
Brighton, Hove & District Omnibus Company (BHC) | ♦ Brighton | 3 March 1946 | 24 March 1959 | All Brighton trolleybuses were lettered "Brighton, Hove & District Transport". See also Trolleybuses in Brighton. |
Hastings Tramways Co. | Hastings | 1 April 1928 | 31 May 1959 | A wholly owned subsidiary of Maidstone & District Motor Services from 1935. See also Trolleybuses in Hastings. |
Maidstone Corporation Transport | Maidstone | 1 May 1928 | 15 April 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Maidstone. |
Portsmouth Corporation Transport | Portsmouth | 4 August 1934 | 27 July 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Portsmouth. |
Reading Corporation Tramways | Reading | 18 July 1936[3] | 3 November 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Reading. |
South West England
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Bournemouth Corporation Transport (BCT) | Bournemouth & Christchurch | 13 May 1933 | 20 April 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Bournemouth. |
West Midlands
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Birmingham | 27 November 1922 | 30 June 1951 | See also Trolleybuses in Birmingham. | |
Wolverhampton | 29 October 1923 | 5 March 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Wolverhampton. | |
♦ Walsall | 22 July 1931 | 3 October 1970 | See also Trolleybuses in Walsall. | |
Yorkshire and the Humber
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Bradford | 20 June 1911 | 26 March 1972 | The last trolleybus system (apart from museum lines) in the UK.[2] See also Trolleybuses in Bradford. | |
Doncaster | 22 August 1928
1985 |
14 December 1963
1986 |
See also Trolleybuses in Doncaster. Demonstration. | |
Grimsby | 3 October 1926 | 4 June 1960 | See also Trolleybuses in Grimsby. | |
♦ Cleethorpes | 18 July 1937 | 4 June 1960 | See also Trolleybuses in Cleethorpes. | |
Halifax | 20 July 1921 | 24 October 1926 | ||
Huddersfield Corporation Transport Trolleybuses | Huddersfield | 4 December 1933 | 13 July 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Huddersfield. |
Keighley | 3 May 1913 | 31 August 1932 | ||
Kingston upon Hull | 23 July 1937 | 31 October 1964 | See also Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull. | |
Leeds | 20 June 1911 | 26 July 1928 | See also Trolleybuses in Leeds. | |
Rotherham | 3 October 1912 | 2 October 1965 | See also Trolleybuses in Rotherham. | |
Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company | ♦ Mexborough | 31 August 1915 | 26 March 1961 | |
York | 22 December 1920 | 5 January 1935 | ||
Scotland
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Dundee | 5 September 1912 | 13 May 1914 | First UK system to close.[1] | |
Glasgow Corporation Transport | Glasgow | 3 April 1949 | 27 May 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Glasgow. |
Wales
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Aberdare | 14 January 1914 | 1 July 1925 | ||
Cardiff | 1 March 1942 | 11 January 1970 | See also Trolleybuses in Cardiff. | |
Llanelli | 26 December 1932 | 8 November 1952 | ||
Pontypridd | 18 September 1930 | 31 January 1957 | ||
Rhondda | 22 December 1914 | 1 March 1915 | ||
Northern Ireland
Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Belfast | 28 March 1938 | 12 May 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Belfast. | |
Museums with working trolleybuses
See also
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
- 1 2 Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
- ↑ "Reading Corporation Transport - Trolleybuses". Bus Zone. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
Further reading
- Lockwood, Stephen (2011). Trackless to Trolleybus: Trolleybuses in Britain. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN 978-1-874422-86-0.
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