Trolleybuses in Reading - Wikipedia
The Reading trolleybus system served the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire and was owned by Reading Corporation, which had operated an electric tramway since 1901. As there was a need for major refurbishment of the tramway in the 1930s, they decided to replace it with a trolleybus network.
Reading's iconic Trolleybus system which defined a generation
2022年3月5日 · In many ways, Reading's trolleybus system was the envy of many British towns. It was a moderately sized network, with a total of four routes, and a maximum fleet of 63 trolleybuses, a size...
On the Trolleybuses - Reading Museum
Half a century has passed since the last of Reading’s electrically-powered trolleybuses weaved their silent way through the streets of our town. Join this nostalgic journey, tracing the story of Reading Trolleybus system from the beginning of the …
A look back at Reading's iconic trolleybus system
2019年1月20日 · The Trolley Buses were the mainstay of the towns transport system through to the 1960's where the system declined countrywide due to the increasing use of the motor car in the 1950's and the ...
WHEN READING DEWIRED ITS TROLLEYS - Buses Magazine
when reading dewired its trolleys DAVE HALL looks back 50 years to the closure of the last trolleybus system within striking distance of London, finds several significant traces that survive today — as the bus world rediscovers electric traction — and previews some events that will commemorate what happened in November 1968
Reading Buses - Wikipedia
Reading Transport Limited, [1] trading as Reading Buses, is an English municipal bus operator owned by Reading Borough Council, [2] serving the towns of Reading, Bracknell, Newbury, Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Wokingham and the surrounding areas in the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Hampshire, as well as parts of Greater London.
Reading Corporation Transport - obp.nwframpton.com
2009年4月25日 · The Reading trolleybus system opened on 18 July 1936, and gradually replaced the Reading tramway network. The system worked efficiently and profitably, but, by the mid 1960s, most other trolleybus systems had closed.
Reading 113 - British Trolleybus Society
On 29 October 1978, it was operated on demonstration at a Reading trolleybus event at Sandtoft to mark the 10th anniversary of the closure of that system. It was the first time 113 had operated in view of the public for 17 years.
Reading Trolleybuses - yellins.co.uk
Reading Corporation Transport Trolleybus. 182. VRD 182. Service 17. Seen here in Broad Street in August 1968.It is about to head east to Wokingham Road. 182 is a Sunbeam F4A with Burlingham H38/30F bodywork. trolleybus to operate in Reading on 3 November 1968 when the system closed. (Reading's last Trolleybus) was made.
Trolleybuses in Reading - YouTube
2018年10月14日 · In this video we see Belfast and Huddersfield trolleybuses in Reading. Filmed by Barry Coward set to music by Richard Stanbrook. Reading was one of the better trolleybus systems in the...