Trolleybuses in Newcastle upon Tyne
 Newcastle trolleybus at the Delaval Road terminus, Benwell, June 1966 | |
| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 15 |
| Operator(s) | Newcastle Corporation |
| Infrastructure | |
| Depot(s) | Byker depot, Slatyford depot from 1956 |
| Stock | 140 (maximum) |
The Newcastle upon Tyne trolleybus system once served the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, then in Northumberland (and now in Tyne and Wear), England. Started on 2 October 1935,[1] [2] it gradually replaced the Newcastle tramway network.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Newcastle system was a large one, with a total of 28 routes, and a maximum fleet of 204 trolleybuses.[2] It finished on 2 October 1966.[1][2]
Two of the distinctive yellow-liveried former Newcastle trolleybuses are now preserved, one at the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, Suffolk, and the other LTN 501 at Beamish Open Air Museum sometimes on loan to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.[3]
See also
References
Notes
- 1 2 Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia, p. 73. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybus books. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
- 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
Further reading
- Canneaux, TP; Hanson, NH (1985). The Trolley Buses of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1935-1966. (2nd revised ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK: Newcastle upon Tyne City Libraries. ISBN 978-0-902653-29-0.
- Lockwood, Stephen (2006). Newcastle Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-78-4.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Newcastle upon Tyne at Wikimedia Commons
- National Trolleybus Archive
- British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
- National Trolleybus Association, based in London
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