i wish Sutton was still like this ! it aint even in Surrey any more ! I love this film ,it makes me nostalgic about a Sutton that had long died ,before i was even born in 1970 1
that is amazing! i take it that route was simular to what is now the 154.. so hard to reconise sutton now it is a one way system.. amazing to see cars going down the high street lol
I was nearly 9 when the trolleybuses finished, they fascinated me as they were quiet and smooth and the wiring and junctions were amazing to watch. How laid back and respectable life seemed in those days compared to the lunacy of the 21st century. Everywhere today people want battery buses which are heavy, batteries deteriorate quickly, we should have maintained and improved the trolleybus network even if we had dual mode buses that had batteries for extra flexibility. How ironic that we got rid of trams, then trolleybuses as not cost effective yet here we are in 2024 and it seems everybody wants trams which require not only track but an overhead power supply, how is that economic compared to a trolleybus?
Interesting to see this. Incredible how things have changed, everyone looked so well dressed and so civilised when getting on the bus ! Comparing Sutton then and now is like looking at a completely different country. Such a shame how it has gone down the toilet - where did it all go wrong ?
From 1956 I travelled on this route when I went to secondary school, from Carshalton to Sutton until the route became the 154 using RTs. Often late for school as the overhead power system became uncoupled at the sharp corner at the top of Ringstead Road!
Sutton was designed to be a very grand town back in the day. Some of that old-time grandeur has gone as it has everywhere across the world. BUT much more of that quality remains than Sutton gets credit for: Barclay's Bank Building, St Nicholas Church, Edwardian Police Station, Trinity Church, Sutton Grammar, Sutton High, Freemasons Lodge, All Saints Church Benhilton, Sutton Lodge, Landseer Road Conservation Area, Russetings....the list goes on.
The 654 shared a short section of its route in West Croydon with trolleybus route 630 that went all the way from West Croydon to Harlesden. Apart from that the 654 operated independently from any other trolleybus route.
The first time I remember seeing a London trolleybus up close, was on Benhill Avenue in Sutton. My parents were buying furniture and I got bored and wandered to the shop door. Was the shop Cliffords?
I'm not a bus spotter but a lovely piece of history. I lived in Sutton (St James road) I can remember shinners with its really ancient dodgy lift, my grand dad worked for the council on the sewage farm & lived in a house on site. My late dad told me that it was situated where the tesco petrol station is on Oldfield's road. Shame it's gone down the pan. I moved out when the morden mosque started taking shape thank god.
my father was a bus conductor on the 654 lot of Sutton has changed since this video was filmed. INCLUDING most high street being perdestrionised 2 new roads built St NICHOLAS WAY . THROWLEY WAY 4 a 1 way system
Amazing vintage footage of yesterday Sutton.This is the first time I have seen a double decker trolley bus ! A lot of roads nowaday become one way streets.
i wish Sutton was still like this ! it aint even in Surrey any more ! I love this film ,it makes me nostalgic about a Sutton that had long died ,before i was even born in 1970
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Thanks I loved this. Back in the 50s we lived in the road that backed onto the Trolly Bus Station. This brought back loads of memories.
that is amazing! i take it that route was simular to what is now the 154.. so hard to reconise sutton now it is a one way system.. amazing to see cars going down the high street lol
Thanks for a briilant trip down memory lane.
Nice to see the traffic moving in Sutton pre road humps, bumps and other traffic calming measures !
I was nearly 9 when the trolleybuses finished, they fascinated me as they were quiet and smooth and the wiring and junctions were amazing to watch.
How laid back and respectable life seemed in those days compared to the lunacy of the 21st century.
Everywhere today people want battery buses which are heavy, batteries deteriorate quickly, we should have maintained and improved the trolleybus network even if we had dual mode buses that had batteries for extra flexibility.
How ironic that we got rid of trams, then trolleybuses as not cost effective yet here we are in 2024 and it seems everybody wants trams which require not only track but an overhead power supply, how is that economic compared to a trolleybus?
Interesting to see this. Incredible how things have changed, everyone looked so well dressed and so civilised when getting on the bus ! Comparing Sutton then and now is like looking at a completely different country. Such a shame how it has gone down the toilet - where did it all go wrong ?
From 1956 I travelled on this route when I went to secondary school, from Carshalton to Sutton until the route became the 154 using RTs. Often late for school as the overhead power system became uncoupled at the sharp corner at the top of Ringstead Road!
Great film of the Trolleys. The answer to today's transport problems
Sutton was designed to be a very grand town back in the day. Some of that old-time grandeur has gone as it has everywhere across the world. BUT much more of that quality remains than Sutton gets credit for: Barclay's Bank Building, St Nicholas Church, Edwardian Police Station, Trinity Church, Sutton Grammar, Sutton High, Freemasons Lodge, All Saints Church Benhilton, Sutton Lodge, Landseer Road Conservation Area, Russetings....the list goes on.
The 654 shared a short section of its route in West Croydon with trolleybus route 630 that went all the way from West Croydon to Harlesden. Apart from that the 654 operated independently from any other trolleybus route.
The first time I remember seeing a London trolleybus up close, was on Benhill Avenue in Sutton. My parents were buying furniture and I got bored and wandered to the shop door. Was the shop Cliffords?
I'm not a bus spotter but a lovely piece of history. I lived in Sutton (St James road) I can remember shinners with its really ancient dodgy lift, my grand dad worked for the council on the sewage farm & lived in a house on site. My late dad told me that it was situated where the tesco petrol station is on Oldfield's road. Shame it's gone down the pan. I moved out when the morden mosque started taking shape thank god.
beddington sewage works?
David Cooper My mum's first job was in shinners, she lived in George Street
Fantastic
my father was a bus conductor on the 654 lot of Sutton has changed since this video was filmed. INCLUDING most high street being perdestrionised 2 new roads built St NICHOLAS WAY . THROWLEY WAY 4 a 1 way system
Where did this footage come from, can you get it on DVD or somethi9ng? PLEASE REPLY
People were very tall and thin in those days! Luckily the buses were very tall and narrow too.
Wow. Sutton High St without the Burger King, a different world entirely and one that looks like it had a better transport network as well.
Search Trolley Bus break up 1959. It's on You Tube and shows how they busted these suckers up.
Amazing vintage footage of yesterday Sutton.This is the first time I have seen a double decker trolley bus ! A lot of roads nowaday become one way streets.
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lol 02:39 greenshaw high school (grennel road) on the left
nice
what do you mean" no you no whos"
is the 654 now the 154 bus route?
or the 410?
Yes, the 154 was the replacement bus service. The 654 did not go beyond Sutton, though.
@jamestheengine
mate shup ive groan up around sutton and i hav seen worse places to bee
And not for the better either