Trolleybuses in Sydney
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 Two City Centre–Potts Point trolleybuses, Kings Cross, 1934. | |||||||||||
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Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, had two unconnected trolleybus systems in the mid-twentieth century.
The first of these systems, opened in 1934, linked Sydney's city centre with the inner eastern suburb of Potts Point, and complemented nearby tram lines. It lasted only until 1948. The other system, in the southern suburbs, was the more extensive of the two systems. Opened in 1937, it replaced the Kogarah–Sans Souci steam tramway, and was in service until 1959.
Both systems were themselves replaced by motor bus routes.
Services
Sydney's trolleybus routes were as follows:
| Route | Opened | Closed | |
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| Town Hall–Wylde Street | 23 January 1934 | 12 April 1948 | |
| Rockdale–Dolls Point | via Kogarah | 2 June 1937 | 29 August 1959 |
| Kogarah–Sans Souci | 2 June 1937 | 29 August 1959 | |
See also
- Buses in Sydney
- History of Sydney
- Public transport in Sydney
- Trams in Sydney
- List of trolleybus systems
References
- Jones, David (2000). Australian Trolley Buses: the trolley buses that once served Australian cities. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications. ISBN 0-473-07118-5.
- MacCowan, Ian (1988). The Sydney trolley buses: a pictorial and detailed history of Sydney's two trolley bus systems. Oakleigh, Vic: I A MacCowan. ISBN 0-473-07118-5.
- Patton, Brian (2004). Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN 978-1-874422-50-1.
- Simpson, Margaret (2004). On the Move: A History of Transport in Australia. Sydney: Powerhouse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86317-101-4.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Sydney at Wikimedia Commons
- Flickriver Photoset: Sydney Trolley Buses – colour images, particularly of the Kogarah system
- Powerhouse Museum Collection – Sydney trolley bus No 1, 1933
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