Post by wirewiper on Mar 26, 2022 9:53:26 GMT
26th March 1972 was the last day of trolleybus operation on the last system of all, Bradford. 844, carrying suitable signwriting for the occasion, made a ceremonial last run. This was to be the final operation of a trolleybus, taking power from the overhead wiring, on a public highway in the UK.
844 - originally a Mexborough and Swinton single-deck trolleybus that was given an East Lancs double-deck body after being acquired by Bradford - was transferred to the fledgling Trolleybus Museum being established at the time in Sandtoft, near Doncaster. It is one of no less than eleven former Bradford trolleybuses in preservation.
Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft by Julian Walker, on Flickr
Bradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on Flickr
Bradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on Flickr
Bradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on Flickr
844 - originally a Mexborough and Swinton single-deck trolleybus that was given an East Lancs double-deck body after being acquired by Bradford - was transferred to the fledgling Trolleybus Museum being established at the time in Sandtoft, near Doncaster. It is one of no less than eleven former Bradford trolleybuses in preservation.
Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft by Julian Walker, on FlickrBradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on FlickrBradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on FlickrBradford 844 - 'Britain's Last Trolleybus' by Julian Walker, on Flickr