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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]
Trolleybuses were built on AEC, Leyland and British United Traction (BUT) chassis. [9] Apart from the Diddlers and a few experimental vehicles, most London trolleybuses were near-identical. In 1941 and 1943 London Transport acquired 43 trolleybuses that had been ordered for South Africa but could not be shipped there because of the war. [10]
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Ipswich system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 14 routes, and a maximum fleet of 85 trolleybuses. The system was closed on 23 August 1963 ( 1963-08-23 ) .
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Articulated trolleybus Czech Republic 34: Single deck SPA: 1927 Italy 35-LFW: Single deck NABI: 1998 to 2013 USA 35Tr: Single deck Škoda: 2020 Articulated trolleybus Czechia 38-S-DT: Single deck Twin Coach: 1948 USA 40A: Single deck Alfa Romeo: 1932 to 1934 Italy 40GWFT: Single deck Twin Coach: 1940 Trolleybus USA 40VH: Single deck Franz ...
Opened on 29 October 1923 (), [1] the system was one of the most extensive trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, with a total of 14 routes, and a maximum fleet of 173 trolleybuses. [2] For a brief period in the 1930s, it even had the distinction of being the world's largest trolleybus system. [ 3 ]
The Maidstone trolleybus system once served Maidstone, the county town of Kent, England. Opened on 1 May 1928 ( 1928-05-01 ) , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it gradually replaced the Maidstone tramway network . By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom , the Maidstone system was a small one, with just two routes, and a ...
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Reading system was a moderately sized one, with a total of four routes, and a maximum fleet of 63 trolleybuses, a size that lasted from 1 December 1950 to 27 March 1952.