Trolleybuses in Cardiff
 Cardiff trolleybus at the Ely estate, 1969 | |
| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Cardiff, Wales |
| Open | 1 March 1942 |
| Close | 11 January 1970 |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 14 |
| Operator(s) | Cardiff Corporation Transport |
| Infrastructure | |
| Stock | 79 (maximum) |
The Cardiff trolleybus system once served Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Opened on 1 March 1942,[1][2] it gradually replaced the Cardiff tramway network.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Cardiff system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 14 routes, and a maximum fleet of 79 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed on 11 January 1970.[1][2]
Four of the former Cardiff trolleybuses are now preserved. Two of them are at the premises of the Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project in East Cardiff, one is at the National Collections Centre of the National Museum Wales, Nantgarw, and the other one is at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire, England.[3]
See also
- Bus transport in Cardiff
- History of Cardiff
- Transport in Cardiff
- 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. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
- 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ↑ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
Further reading
- All Aboard. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff Bus. 2002.
- Cardiff Trolleybus System. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project. 2002.
- Bowen, D G (1969). City of Cardiff--68 years of electric transport. Guildford, Surrey, UK: National Trolleybus Association, Publications Dept. ISBN 0-85024-001-8.
- Bowen, D G; Callow, John (1969). The Cardiff Trolleybus (1942 to 1970). Guildford, Surrey, UK: National Trolleybus Association, Publications Dept. ISBN 0-85024-002-6.
- Davies, Roger (2006). Streets of Cardiff. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3098-5.
- Lockwood, Stephen (2005). Cardiff Trolleybuses: a capital city system. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-64-7.
- Watts, John (2002). Air Despatch & Bruce Coachworks of Cardiff. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Cardiff at Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project - official site
- Cardiff Transport Preservation Group - official site
- SCT'61 website - photos and descriptions of Cardiff trolleybuses and early motorbuses
- BBC South East Wales - Trolleybus Revival - reminiscences about trolleybus transport in Cardiff
- National Trolleybus Archive
- British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
- National Trolleybus Association, based in London
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