Trolleybuses in St Helens
| St Helens trolleybus system |
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| The last remaining St Helens trolleybus at the North West Museum of Road Transport, the redeveloped former St Helens Corporation tram depot, Hall Street, October 2008 |
| Operation |
| Locale |
St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Open |
11 July 1927 (1927-07-11) |
| Close |
30 June 1958 (1958-06-30) |
| Status |
Closed |
| Routes |
6 |
| Operator(s) |
St Helens Corporation Transport |
| Infrastructure |
| Stock |
66 (maximum) |
The St Helens trolleybus system once served St Helens, Merseyside, north west England. Opened on 11 July 1927 (1927-07-11),[1][2] it gradually replaced the St Helens tramway network.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the St Helens system was a medium-sized one, with a total of six routes, and a maximum fleet of 66 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed relatively early, on 30 June 1958 (1958-06-30).[1][2] The 16 youngest trolleybuses in the fleet at that time, ones built in 1950–51, were all sold to other systems for further use. Eight Sunbeam vehicles going to South Shields system and eight British United Traction vehicles to Bradford.[1]
Only one of the former St Helens system trolleybuses is now preserved, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Leicestershire.[3]
See also
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Transport portal |
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Merseyside portal |
References
Notes
Further reading
- Maund, T B; Ashton, M J (1995). Local Transport in St. Helen's 1897-1974. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Venture. ISBN 9781898432586.
- Sandford, Geoffrey (1968). The Trolleybuses of St Helens. Reading, Berkshire, UK: Reading Transport Society.
- Sandford, Geoff (2004). St Helens Trolleybuses. Regent Transport Publishing.
- Stretch, E K (1968). St.Helens Tramways. St Helens, Merseyside, UK: St Helens Corporation.
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