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Picture 1118 #260 Pulls into the main boarding point for passengers. |
Picture 1119 Eager passengers quickly load, oblivious of the trolley pole
being turned by the conductor on the nearby tram. |
Picture 1120 Hmm... Should the trolley booms dewire, an 18 foot bamboo pole
would be needed to make contact with the overhead again. |
Picture 1121 With passengers on board the journey commences with London
tramcar #1858 seen in the distance. |
Picture 1122 Our route out passes the sub station providing power to the
overhead for both the trams and trolleybuses. |
Picture 1123 Before reaching the terminus, the depot is passed on the right
while in the background #1201 is about to be brought into service. |
Pictures 1124 and 1125 At the terminus a reversing triangle is used [a three
point turn under power]. A similar wiring arrangement was on Route 654 near Crystal Palace at Versailles
Road, provided if trolleybuses were unable to climb Anerley Hill, but used regularly once every Saturday. |
Picture 1126 The turn has been completed with #260 about to retrace its
outward journey. |
Pictures 1127, 1128 and 1129 The "Trolleybus Weekend" had a special
focus on London Trolleybuses with #1201 and #1768 serviceable for passengers at defined times throughout the
period. Sadly their deployment was generally interlaced with trolleybuses from other systems with #1521
'hidden' in the depot. |
Picture 1130 London #260 continues to 'wire wipe' the internal network,
passing London Tram #1858 on the way. |
Picture 1131 Meanwhile London #1201 is about to enter service. |
Picture 1132 Arriving at the main boarding point. |
Picture 1133 Eager passengers surprisingly choose the lower deck for their
ride. Note the Roundel on the rear window. |
Picture 1134 With no further passengers waiting ..... |
Picture 1135 ..... #1201 departs. |
Picture 1136 Passes the depot en route to 'Ponders End'. |
Picture 1137 #1201 is ready for the return trip to the main terminus. #1768
can be seen in the background. |
Picture 1138 A picture that could just as easily have been taken half a century
ago! #1201 in wonder land with the kids under control also. |
Picture 1139 At long last the 'star' of the weekend, #1768, is brought into service. |
Picture 1140 #1768 slides into the main terminus behind #1201. Pity that an
LT bus stop sign is not used here. |
Picture 1141 After this weekend this trolleybus will never carry passengers
under power again. So a queue quickly forms for a piece of history. |
Pictures 1142, 1143 and 1144 The Museum will grow from strength to strength over
the ensuing years, but sadly London #1768 will no longer be part of the scene. A shame that London tram #1858
was not positioned in the terminus for better photographic opportunities. The last operational Q1 is
no longer available for a ride - shortly to be found in the London Transport Museum at Acton. |
Picture 1145 #1768 among strangers no more. Sigh. |