Trolleybuses in South Shields

The South Shields trolleybus system once served the town of South Shields, then in County Durham, but now in Tyne and Wear, England. Opened on 12 October 1936 (1936-10-12),[1] it gradually replaced the South Shields Corporation Tramways.

South Shields trolleybus on the Tyne Dock to Pierhead Route

South Shields
trolleybus system
Operation
LocaleSouth Shields, County Durham, England
Open12 October 1936 (1936-10-12)
Close29 April 1964 (1964-04-29)
StatusClosed
Routes11
Operator(s)South Shields Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Electrification
Stock61 (maximum)

By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the South Shields system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 11 routes, and a maximum fleet of 61 trolleybuses.[1] It was closed on 29 April 1964 (1964-04-29).[1]

One of the former South Shields trolleybuses is now preserved, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.[2]


See also

References

Notes
  1. Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.

Further reading
  • Burrows, Geoff (1976). The Trolleybuses of South Shields, 1936-64. Strood, Kent, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-04-1.
  • Lockwood, Stephen (2007). South Shields Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-11-6.

Media related to Buses in South Shields at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.