Trolleybuses in Hobart

Hobart trolleybus system

Hobart's first trolleybus, 1935.
Operation
Locale Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Open 29 October 1935 (1935-10-29)
Close 24 November 1968 (1968-11-24)
Status Closed
Routes 6 (max)
Operator(s) City of Hobart
Municipal Tramways Trust
Metropolitan Transport Trust
Infrastructure
Depot(s) Davey Street
Stock 69 (max)
Statistics
Route length 17.75 mi (28.57 km)

The Hobart trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia, for more than 30 years in the mid-twentieth century.


Services

Hobart's trolleybus routes were as follows:

Route Extension Opened Closed
Hobart–Huon 20 October 1935 22 November 1968
Hobart–New Town 14 October 1935
New Town–Cornelian Bay 1939 30 March 1959
Hobart–Cascades 24 July 1942
Cascades–Strickland Avenue 11 October 1948 22 November 1968
Hobart–Dynnyrne 4 June 1945 22 November 1968
Hobart–Sandy Bay 7 December 1952 11 October 1968
Hobart–West Hobart 23 February 1958 23 August 1959

Depot

The Hobart trolleybus depot was at Davey Street.

See also

References

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Hobart at Wikimedia Commons

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