Brighton Picture Gallery
Trolleybus services introduced on 1 May 1939 - Ceased on 30 June 1961
History
Sadly a considerable number of slides taken of this coastal trolleybus system
have deteriorated so much over the forty years of storage that only a small selection of pictures are considered
worthy of display. All of the remaining pictures have had some electronic restoration, with quite acceptable
results being obtained from some, while others are all but 'lost' forever. Because of their historical interest
they are presented here. |
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Some pictures have been digitally enhanced by
Alan D'Aiello Jr. [adaiello@etal.uri.edu].
For more
information see the "Image Issues" page.
Picture 366 Brighton Corporation trolleybuses 1 and 23 [FUF 1 and FUF23] at the Aquarium, Old Steine Terminus. This was the terminus for most of Brighton trolleybus services. Memories of the trams in the early 1930s. |
Picture A07 Taken at the former Aquarium Terminus at the height of the weekday evening rush hour in February 2002. More pictures of Brighton's public transport can be seen on the John King Guest Gallery page. |
Picture 368 This shows a Brighton Corporation trolleybus in Old Steine crossing St James's Street on its way to the Aquarium Terminus about a hundred yards ahead. This vehicle is almost certainly 36 [FUF 36] which was Brighton's last public service trolleybus, arriving at the Lewes Road Garage ahead of 34 which was privately hired and 1 - the last trolleybus of all. |
Picture 367 This shows a 1939 Brighton Corporation trolleybus approaching the Aquarium Terminus in Old Steine a few yards ahead. It is seen on the one-way terminal loop around the gardens which had three sets of parallel wiring from about this point. |
From: "Imagine IT" <info@imagine-it.co.uk> |
The next group of pictures were taken by Terry Russell
Acknowledgements to
"Peter Golds" <PSGolds@aol.com>,
"Martin Snow" <martin@snowing.co.uk
and
"Andrew Henbest" <andelin.mch@virgin.net> for caption and routing information.
A few Brighton trolleybus pictures can be found on Dewi's WEB site. Click on his logo for a sample picture. |
The Preserved Scene for Brighton Trolleybuses