List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
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.
Trolleybus - Wikipedia
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram – in the 1910s and 1920s [1] – or trolley [2] [3]) is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded trolley poles.
The British Trolleybus Society - Home Page
The British Trolleybus Society owns a collection of historic trolleybuses, which you can read about in the Trolleybuses pages. We contribute to the management and operation of the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, which houses the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in the world.
Electric buses: Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped? - BBC
Known as the "trackless trolleys" when they first appeared on UK streets in 1911, trolleybuses became the workhorses of the public transport network. Freed from the restrictions of tracks,...
Electric buses: Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped?
Jan 11, 2020 · Known as the "trackless trolleys" when they first appeared on UK streets in 1911, trolleybuses became the workhorses of the public transport network. Freed from the restrictions of tracks,...
Trolleybuses in London - Wikipedia
Trolleybuses served the London Passenger Transport Area from 1931 until 1962. For much of its existence, the London system was the largest in the world. It peaked at 68 routes, with a maximum fleet of 1,811 trolleybuses. [1][2] History. Two west-bound trolleybuses on Romford Road, Ilford, in July 1955. The last trolleybus on 8 May 1962.
National Trolleybus Association
The National Trolleybus Association (NTA) was formed in November 1963 and has risen to become the foremost society in the UK for serious trolleybus enthusiasts as well as those professionally involved with the manufacture and operation of …
List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
Apr 20, 2022 · A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires, and two trolley poles, are required to complete the electrical circuit. This differs from a tram or streetcar, which normally uses the track as the return path, needing only one wire and one pole.
London’s electric trams and trolleybuses - London Transport …
The trolleybuses were popular. They were fast, clean and quiet, and gradually wooed passengers away from trams. At the peak of its service in 1952, following the demise of the tram, London’s trolleybus fleet was the largest in the world, with 1,811 vehicles on 254 miles of route.
Trolleybuses
A trolleybus is a bus driven by electricity collected from overhead wires, usually at around 600 volts. Various mechanical ways of collecting the power were tried in the early 1900s before roof mounted 'booms', virtually the same as used on electric trams, became the enduring answer and a trolleybus's most identifiable feature.