| Hastings trolleybus system | |
| A preserved Hastings trolleybus, converted to diesel power, at Hastings May Day Run 2009 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Hastings, East Sussex, England |
| Open | 1 April 1928 |
| Close | 31 May 1959 |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 10 |
| Operator(s) | Hastings Tramway Company (1928–1935) Maidstone & District Motor Services (1935–1959) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Stock | 58 (maximum) |
The Hastings trolleybus system once served the town of Hastings, East Sussex, England. Opened on 1 April 1928,[1][2] it gradually replaced the Hastings tramway network.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Hastings system was a moderately sized one, with a total of 10 routes, and a maximum fleet of 58 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed relatively early, on 31 May 1959.[1][2]
Four of the former Hastings trolleybuses are now preserved. One is at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire, and another at East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville, Suffolk. The remaining two, one of which was fitted with a diesel engine in 1959-60, are owned by the Hastings Trolleybus Restoration Group, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.[3]
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