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UK Trolleybus Towns
On the closure of the London system it was still possible to find 19 trolleybus systems still open, but within a decade all had been closed with Bradford being the last one to go on 26 March 1972. |
This data sheet lists all the systems that ever run in the UK
Country |
City |
Opened |
Closed |
Notes |
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Ashton-under-Lyne | 26 Aug 1925 | Dec 1966 | Opened as a through line to Oldham jointly operated Later connected with the Manchester system. |
| Birmingham | 27 Nov 1922 | 30 Jun 1951 | ||
| Bournemouth | 22 Jun 1934 | 19 Apr 1969 | Test line started on 13 May 1933. Test line lasted until official start of service. |
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| Bradford | 24 Jun 1911 | 26 Mar 1972 | ||
| Brighton | 1 May 1939 | 30 Jun 1961 | ||
| Chesterfield | 23 May 1927 | 30 Jun 1938 | ||
| Cleethorpes | 18 Jul 1937 | 4 Jun 1960 | Combined with Grimsby in 1957 | |
| Darlington | 16 Jun 1926 | 30 Jul 1957 | ||
| Derby | 9 Jan 1932 | 9 Sep 1967 | ||
| Doncaster | 22 Aug 1938 | 14 Dec 1963 | ||
| Grimsby | 3 Oct 1926 | 1960 | Combined with Cleethorpes in 1957 | |
| Halifax | 30 Jul 1921 | 24 Oct 1926 | ||
| Hastings | 1 Apr 1928 | 31 May 1959 | ||
| Huddersfield | 4 Dec 1933 | 1968 | ||
| Ipswich | 2 Sep 1923 | 23 Aug 1963 | ||
| Keighley | 1924 | 31 Aug 1932 | Cedes-Stoll system between 1913 and 1926 | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull | 23 Jul 1937 | 31 Oct 1964 | ||
| Leeds | 24 Jun 1911 | 26 Jul 1928 | ||
| London | 16 May 1931 | 8 May 1962 | ||
| Maidstone | 1 May 1928 | 15 Apr 1967 | Three lines that replaced the lion's share of the tramway system and were a major factor in the borough's transport | |
| Manchester | 1 Mar 1938 | ? | ||
| Mexborough & Swinton | 31 Aug 1915 | 26 Mar 1961 | Through running with Rotherham | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 1 Oct 1939 | Oct 1966 | ||
| Nottingham | 10 Apr 1927 | 30 Jun 1966 | ||
| Notts & Derby | 7 Jan 1932 | 25 Apr 1953 | ||
| Oldham | 26 Aug 1925 | 5 Sep 1926 | Joint route with Ashton | |
| Portsmouth | 4 Aug 1934 | 27 Jul 1963 | ||
| Ramsbottom | Aug 1913 | 1930 | ||
| Reading | 18 Jul 1936 | 3 Nov 1968 | ||
| Rotherham | 3 Oct 1912 | 2 Oct 1965 | Connected with Mexborough & Swinton | |
| Southend-on-Sea | 16 Oct 1925 | 28 Oct 1954 | ||
| South Lancashire | 1 Aug 1930 | 31 Aug 1958 | ||
| South Shields | 12 Oct 1936 | 29 Apr 1964 | ||
| St. Helens | 11 Jul 1927 | 30 Jun 1958 | Connected with South Lancashire | |
| Stockport | 10 Mar 1913 | 1919 | ||
| Tees Side | 8 Nov 1919 | 4 Apr 1971 | ||
| Walsall | 22 Jul 1931 | 3 Oct 1970 | Connected with Wolverhampton | |
| West Hartlepool | 28 Feb 1924 | 2 Apr 1953 | ||
| Wigan | 7 May 1925 | 21 Oct 31 | ||
| Wolverhampton | 29 Oct 1923 | 5 Mar 1967 | ||
| York | 1931 | 5 Jan 1935 | Earlier system from 1920-1929 | |
Northern Ireland |
Belfast | 28 Mar 1938 | 1968 | |
Scotland |
Dundee | 5 Sep 1912 | 13 May 1914 | System used only two vehicles |
| Glasgow | 3 Apr 1949 | 27 May 1967 | ||
Wales |
Aberdare | Oct 1913 | Jul 1925 | Four unconnected routes used as tram feeders |
| Cardiff | 1 Mar 1942 | 11 Jan 1970 | ||
| Llanelly | 26 Dec 1932 | 8 Nov 1952 | ||
| Pontypridd | 18 Sep 1930 | 31 Jan 1957 | New system passed by inspectorate on the 16th Training and tests earlier, at first, with skates |
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| Rhondda | 22 Dec 1914 | Feb 1915 | The end was caused by road subsidence |