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There are currently no operational trolleybus systems in the UK. In the United Kingdom the first trolleybus systems were inaugurated on 20 June 1911 [1] in Bradford and Leeds, although public service in Bradford did not commence until 24 June. [1] Coincidentally, the UK's last trolleybus service also operated in Bradford, on 26 March 1972. [1] [2]
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By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Bournemouth system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 22 routes, and a maximum fleet of 104 trolleybuses. It was also the second largest trolleybus system in southern England, after the London system. [2] It was closed on 20 April 1969 (). [1] [2]
Trolleybuses have been replaced with autonomous electric buses from April 2019. Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus: Daikanbō – Murodō: 23 April 1996 30 November 2024 (scheduled) [36] Trolleybuses to be replaced with electric buses from April 2025. [37] Kyōto-shiei Trolleybus (京都市営トロリーバス) Kyoto: 1 April 1932 30 September 1969 [34]
The South Lancashire trolleybus system once served towns in South Lancashire, England, including Atherton, Bolton, Swinton and Leigh (all now in Greater Manchester) and St Helens (now in Merseyside). Opened on 3 August 1930 ( 1930-08-03 ) , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it replaced the South Lancashire Tramways network.
The Bradford trolleybus system: being the history of Britain's first and last trolleybuses. Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK: West Riding Transport Society. ISBN 978-0-905043-00-5. Uden, M J (1971). Sixty years of Bradford Trolleybuses. Surrey, UK: National Trolleybus Association. ISBN 9781904474197. OCLC 219881275.
The trolleybus system in Manchester, England, opened on 1 March 1938 (), [1] [2] and gradually replaced certain routes of the Manchester tramway network. [3] Manchester was a belated convert to trolleybuses having already started a programme of tram to diesel bus conversion in the mid-1930s and this, overall, continued to be the preferred option for tram conversion that was completed in 1949.