Trolleybuses in Southend-on-Sea
Operation | |
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Locale | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
Open | 16 October 1925 |
Close | 28 October 1954 |
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
- History of Southend-on-Sea
- Transport in Southend-on-Sea
- List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
References
Notes
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
Further reading
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buses in Essex. |
- SCT'61 website - photos and descriptions of Southend-on-Sea trolleybuses and early motorbuses
- Southend Corporation Transport: The Trolleybus Network 1925 to 1954 - a short history
- National Trolleybus Archive
- British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
- National Trolleybus Association, based in London
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