Trolleybuses in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea
trolleybus system
Operation
Locale Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Open 16 October 1925 (1925-10-16)
Close 28 October 1954 (1954-10-28)
Status Closed
Routes 4
Operator(s) Southend Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Stock 34 (maximum)

The Southend-on-Sea trolleybus system once served the town of Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, England. Opened on 16 October 1925,[1][2] it gradually replaced Southend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Southend system was a moderately sized one, with a total of 4 routes, and a maximum fleet of 34 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed relatively early, on 28 October 1954. [1][2]

None of the former Southend trolleybuses is recorded as having been preserved.[3]


See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 136–141, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
  2. 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.

Further reading

  • Barker, Colin (2012). Southend Trolleybuses. Trolleybus Classics Number 27. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174208. 
  • Delahoye, Richard (1986). Southend Corporation Transport: Trams, Trackless and Buses. Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK: Yarnacott. ISBN 0-948934-00-X. 

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