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Picture E005 Route 8 San Anton - Hospital [Av. Montevideo near Hospital Terminus]	Picture E006 Route 15 Bilbao - Santurce [Av. Montevideo near Hospital] 287 Ex London 1887	Picture E018 Route 5 ; Jose Antonio. Localización [site]. Plaza eliptica frente al gobierno civil. Eliptic square in front of the Civil Gouvernement.	Picture E024 Route 2 Elorrieta: Botica vieja street in front of the "Euskalduna" shipyard
Picture E022 The depot was situated on Ribera de Deusto. The photograph does not show any covered accommodation, but I seem to recall it was a little further along the road. The line of trolleybuses shown are adjacent to the garage, having finished their immediate duties, whereas the Q1 overtaking would be an Elorrieta service trolleybus [Route 2] which ran past the garage.		Picture E028 This is Elorrieta terminus. Route number 2 is clearly shown on the Q1 and the cab appears to be empty, the driver no doubt spending the layover time in conversation with the conductor. The conductor was seated at a desk over the rear nearside twin axle. In 1970-1, there was a flat fare of 2 pesetas. The Q1s had very little seating downstairs, perhaps no more than 8 seats, the rest of the space being a large standee area. Upstairs there was little change, other than that obviously caused by the fitting of a central staircase.
Picture E030 Route 2 San Nicolas - Elorrieta [Ribera de Zorrozaurre]	Picture E032 Route 4 Castaños - Recaldeberri [Arenal Bridge]	Picture E1125 Route 10 Arenal - Torre Urizar [Zabalburu Square]	Picture E1104 Route 4 Castaños - Recaldeberri [Tivoli - Campo Volantin]
More Information Picture E1108 Route 4, at its northern end, terminated in Calle Castaños. Setting off on its return to Recaldeberri, it turned left into Calle Fontecha Salazar, left into Calle Huertes de la Villa, left into Calle Múgica y Butrón, then right back into Calle Castaños. The Q1 is turning from Calle Fontecha Salazar into Calle Huertes de la Villa.
Picture E1116 Route 6 Achuri - Indauchu [Achuri Station]	Picture E1129 Route 4: Recaldeberri Atravesando la calle Gregorio balparda [hoy calle autonomía] desde la calle Gordoniz.	Picture E1130 Route 8 San Anton - Hospital [Hospital Terminus] 847 ex London 1847	Picture E1136 Route 4 Castaños - Recaldeberri [Gordoniz St. near Recaldeberri Bridge] 867 ex London 1867

Acknowledgements to "Juan Carlos Armendariz" <marmendariz001@recol.es> and
"Miguel Martin Zurimendi" <miguelmarzuri@ya.com>
for caption information together with other detail provided by David Towers [see below].

From: "David Towers" <dtowers@toucansurf.com>

I was referred to your site by Dick Gilbert and found it fascinating; the reason for my contact was that I spent some 5-6 months in Bilbao in 1970-1, spending some considerable time riding around on the trolleybuses. During and prior to my stay, a lot of the Q1s had received/were receiving a more modern, brighter livery incorporating a lot more white relief. I suspect therefore that as this new livery does not feature in any of the photographs depicted, they were taken in the 1960s.

It was marvellous to see the photographs of the trolleybuses; do we know when the two diesel conversions were withdrawn?