Trolleybuses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire trolleybus system | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
Open | 7 January 1932 (1932-01-07) |
Close | 25 April 1953 (1953-04-25) |
Status | Closed |
Routes | 3 |
Operator(s) | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company |
Infrastructure | |
Stock | 32 (maximum) |
The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire trolleybus system once linked the city of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, with Ripley, in the neighbouring county of Derbyshire. Opened on 7 January 1932 (1932-01-07),[1][2] it replaced the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire tramway, between the same termini.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the system was a small and short-lived one, with a total of three routes, and a maximum fleet of 32 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed relatively early, on 25 April 1953 (1953-04-25).[1][2]
Three of the former Notts & Derby system trolleybuses are now preserved, one of them at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft (although not currently on display),[3] and the other two in a private collection in Boughton, Nottinghamshire.[4]
The city of Nottingham was also served by the Nottingham trolleybus system, in operation between 1927 and 1966. A Derby trolley bus network also existed from 1932 to 1967, having also taken over from tramcars. It finished when extensive roadworks made alterations to the overhead wiring uneconomic.
See also
- History of Nottingham
- Transport in Nottingham
- List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
References
Notes
- ^ a b Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 112–115, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
- ^ a b c Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Notts & Derby 353 to leave Sandtoft – Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft".
- ^ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
Further reading
- Marsden, Barry (2005). Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-63-0.
- Doig, Alan G; Craven, Maxwell (2003). The Prestige Series 21: Midland General Notts & Derby/Mansfield district. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Venture Publications. ISBN 978-1-898432-89-0.
External links
- National Trolleybus Archive
- British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
- National Trolleybus Association, based in London
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