Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne
trolleybus system |
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| An Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybus at Stalybridge Bus Station, 30 December 1966 |
| Operation |
| Locale |
Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England |
| Open |
26 February 1925 (1925-02-26) |
| Close |
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) |
| Status |
Closed |
| Routes |
5 |
| Operator(s) |
Ashton Corporation Transport |
| Infrastructure |
| Stock |
19 (maximum) |
The Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybus system once served the market town of Ashton-under-Lyne, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, north west England.
Opened on 26 February 1925 (1925-02-26),[1][2] the Ashton system gradually replaced the Ashton-under-Lyne tramway network. By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, it was a small one, with a total of only five routes, and a maximum fleet of 19 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed on 31 December 1966 (1966-12-31).[2][3]
The Ashton trolleybus system also served the city of Manchester.[1]
Two of the former Ashton system trolleybuses are now preserved. One of them is at the Greater Manchester Transport Museum in Cheetham, Manchester, and the other one is based at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville, Suffolk.[4]
See also
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Transport portal |
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Greater Manchester portal |
References
Notes
- ^ a b Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 19–22, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
- ^ a b c Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. http://www.britishtrolley.org.uk/former-uk-systems. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia, p. 73. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
- ^ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. http://www.britishtrolley.org.uk/preserved-trolleybuses. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
Further reading
- Booth, Gavin (2007). Bus Operators 1970: North West England and Yorkshire. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711032026.
- Eyre, D M (1967). Manchester's Trolleybuses. Manchester, UK.
- Eyre, Michael; Heaps, Chris; Townsin, Alan (1989). The Manchester Bus. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Transport Publishing Co. ISBN 0863171516.
- Eyre, Mike; Heaps, Chris (2008). The Manchester Trolleybus. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711032453.
- Lockwood, Stephen (2010). Manchester & Ashton Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781906008734.
External links
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Trolleybuses_in_Ashton-under-Lyne Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne] at Wikimedia Commons
- SCT'61 website - photos and descriptions of Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybuses and early motorbuses