We had an extensive trolleybus system in Chicago until it was all shut down on March 31, 1973. I suspect the main reasons for discontinuing them were the overhead wire maintenance, buses unable to pass each other (especially in the morning and evening rush) and the Marmon-Herrington trolleybuses were around 20 years old and there weren't many replacement choices for new ones. That said, I miss them!
Quality footage, thanks for uploading. I recognise the London and the Bournemouth trolleys, can anyone give information as to the other locations? Thanks!
Fantastic film of a by gone age. Love the Hull footage was born there and can just remember them on Holderness Road. Many thanks for posting.
I’ve driven one of the ex-Bournemouth MF2Bs (297) at the Black Country Living Museum.
Just like all the rest good going
The scenes from Bournemouth, at the very end of the video, are of the final day 20.04.1969.
Great .like another world 🌎
Seems strange today to think that we scrapped the trolley bus in favour of diesel...
We had an extensive trolleybus system in Chicago until it was all shut down on March 31, 1973. I suspect the main reasons for discontinuing them were the overhead wire maintenance, buses unable to pass each other (especially in the morning and evening rush) and the Marmon-Herrington trolleybuses were around 20 years old and there weren't many replacement choices for new ones. That said, I miss them!
Quality footage, thanks for uploading. I recognise the London and the Bournemouth trolleys, can anyone give information as to the other locations? Thanks!
I'll ask my father.
Paris, South Shields, London, Rotherham, Hull, Huddersfield, Bradford, Teesside, Belfast, Cardiff, Bournemouth. In that order apparently.
@@alistairwood80 Thank you!
Perché hanno tolto i filobus
Much better busses, no gear changing meant a smoother ride and much quieter too. Why on earth did they dump them.
Oil companies on purpose ruining them!