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Two west-bound trolleybuses on Romford Road, Ilford, in July 1955 The last trolleybus on 8 May 1962. London's first 60 trolleybuses were introduced by London United Tramways (LUT), operating from Fulwell bus garage in South-West London. They were nicknamed "Diddlers" and commenced running on 16 May 1931 (). [1] [3]
Preserved former London (first generation) tram and trolleybus at the East Anglia Transport Museum. Date: 30 December 2005 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Spsmiler assumed (based on copyright claims).
Exhibits include No. 1521, the last trolleybus to operate under its own power in London, which had had the world's largest trolleybus network. It was one of a batch of 150 L3 class vehicles built on chassis made by Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Metro Cammell Weymann in 1939–40, and made its last journey in the evening of 8 May 1962.
The London United Tramways Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. clxxxvii) gave it powers to replace loss-making tram routes with trolleybuses. London's first trolleybus service started on LUT's Twickenham to Teddington section on 16 May 1931 and then to Wimbledon, working from Fulwell Garage.
Fulwell Bus Garage is a Transport for London bus garage located in Twickenham in west London. It is north of Fulwell railway station and operates as two halves, with entrances on the A311 Wellington Road and B358 Stanley Road. It is currently operated by Transport UK London Bus and London United.
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 and trolleybuses in working order). There are currently no operational trolleybus systems in the UK.
Prince Marshall (1972), Wheels of London: The Story of London's Street Transport, The Sunday Times Magazine, ISBN 0723000689 Colin Hartley Curtis (1979), Buses of London: An Illustrated Review, with Specifications and Brief History, of Every London Bus Type Purchased by London Transport Or Its Predecessors Since 1908 , Pan Macmillan , ISBN ...
The work was inspected by the Ministry of Transport on 1 August, and trolleybuses began running to the Kursaal on 2 August. [27] To run the service, five more Garrett trolleybuses were obtained, fitted with double deck bodies, capable of seating 60 passengers, and powered by 60 hp (45 kW) Bull motors with British Thompson-Houston control gear ...