1960s Trolley buses

[@paulanderson1253]

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.

[@mickcardiff3044]

Seems strange today to think that we scrapped the trolley bus in favour of diesel...

[@WAL_DC-6B]

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!

[@wulfrunian]

I’ve driven one of the ex-Bournemouth MF2Bs (297) at the Black Country Living Museum.

[@mekydro]

The scenes from Bournemouth, at the very end of the video, are of the final day 20.04.1969.

[@juliesmith5567]

Just like all the rest good going

[@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239]

Great .like another world 🌎

[@johnpritchard347]

Quality footage, thanks for uploading. I recognise the London and the Bournemouth trolleys, can anyone give information as to the other locations? Thanks!

[@alistairwood80]

I'll ask my father.

[@alistairwood80]

Paris, South Shields, London, Rotherham, Hull, Huddersfield, Bradford, Teesside, Belfast, Cardiff, Bournemouth. In that order apparently.

[@johnpritchard347]

@@alistairwood80 Thank you!

[@matteocosentino4119]

Perché hanno tolto i filobus

[@brianupton2520]

Much better busses, no gear changing meant a smoother ride and much quieter too. Why on earth did they dump them.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Oil companies on purpose ruining them!