Trolleybuses in Wolverhampton
 A trolleybus in Bilston Street, Wolverhampton | |
| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale |
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
| Open | 1923 |
| Close | 1967 |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 14 |
The Wolverhampton trolleybus system served the city of Wolverhampton, then in Staffordshire, England (and now in West Midlands, England), for much of the twentieth century.
Opened on 29 October 1923,[1] the system was one of the most extensive trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, with a total of 14 routes, a maximum fleet of 173 trolleybuses.[2] For a brief period in the 1930s, it even had the distinction of being the world's largest trolleybus system.[3] It was closed on 5 March 1967.[1][2]
See also
- Transport in Wolverhampton
- Black Country Living Museum
- List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
References
- 1 2 Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 151–156, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
- 1 2 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Graham Sidwell (2006). Wolverhampton Trolleybuses 1961–67. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-85-2.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Wolverhampton at Wikimedia Commons
- Black Country Living Museum - owner of two preserved Wolverhampton trolleybuses
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