Trolleybuses in Nottingham

Nottingham trolleybus system

Nottingham trolleybus at the King Street terminus, April 1966
Operation
Locale Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Open 10 April 1927 (1927-04-10)
Close 30 June 1966 (1966-06-30)
Status Closed
Routes 8
Operator(s) Nottingham Corporation Tramways
(1927–1936)
Nottingham City Transport
(1936–1966)
Infrastructure
Stock 157 (maximum)

The Nottingham trolleybus system once served the city of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Opened on 10 April 1927,[1][2] it gradually replaced the Nottingham tramway network.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Nottingham system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 8 routes, and a maximum fleet of 157 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed on 30 June 1966.[1][2]

Nottingham was also served by another system, the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire trolleybus system, which was in operation between 1932 and 1953.

Six of the former Nottingham system trolleybuses are preserved. Four of them are at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire, England, and the other two are in a private collection in Boughton, Nottinghamshire.[3]


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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 108–112, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
  2. 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

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