A Bournemouth trolleybus at the Iford roundabout, March 1966
Operation
Locale
Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England
Open
13 May 1933 (1933-05-13)
Close
20 April 1969 (1969-04-20)
Status
Closed
Routes
22
Operator(s)
Bournemouth Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Stock
104 (maximum)
The Bournemouth trolleybus system once served the town of Bournemouth, then in Hampshire, but now in Dorset, England. Opened on 13 May 1933 (1933-05-13),[1][2] it gradually replaced the Bournemouth tramway network.
By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Bournemouth system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 22 routes, and a maximum fleet of 104 trolleybuses. It was also the second largest trolleybus system in southern England, after the London system.[2] It was closed on 20 April 1969 (1969-04-20).[1][2]
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