31:
764:
200:
214:
458:
160:
are electric buses that draw power from dual overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. By the standards of the other now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United
Kingdom, the Cardiff system was medium-sized, with 14 routes and a maximum fleet of 79 trolleybuses. It was closed on
172:
Four
Cardiff trolleybuses have been preserved. Nos. 243 and 262 are at the Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project in eastern Cardiff, no. 215 is at the National Collections Centre of
763:
991:
528:
30:
833:
810:
772:
545:
537:
242:
678:
986:
663:
521:
431:
412:
879:
668:
638:
981:
884:
553:
514:
393:
374:
281:
181:
462:
718:
713:
950:
748:
723:
900:
864:
623:
608:
578:
955:
859:
583:
563:
795:
693:
688:
673:
658:
613:
588:
558:
109:
930:
910:
851:
753:
728:
708:
703:
653:
598:
869:
790:
780:
733:
618:
573:
568:
227:
151:
477:
915:
874:
841:
823:
800:
738:
698:
628:
603:
818:
683:
648:
743:
643:
593:
173:
273:
237:
506:
232:
633:
427:
408:
389:
370:
277:
925:
205:
960:
323:
199:
905:
975:
920:
300:
219:
185:
935:
195:
157:
388:. Guildford, Surrey, UK: National Trolleybus Association, Publications Dept.
369:. Guildford, Surrey, UK: National Trolleybus Association, Publications Dept.
457:
945:
360:. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project. 2002.
177:
940:
489:
135:
49:
486:- photos and descriptions of Cardiff trolleybuses and early motorbuses
470:
494:
483:
500:
139:
53:
510:
445:. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.
893:
850:
832:
809:
771:
544:
264:
262:
120:
115:
105:
97:
89:
74:
59:
45:
40:
23:
268:Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986).
538:Historic trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
35:Cardiff trolleybus in Custom House Street in 1966
243:List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
367:City of Cardiff--68 years of electric transport
471:"Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project"
443:Air Despatch & Bruce Coachworks of Cardiff
426:. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press.
522:
407:. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing.
8:
324:"A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK"
424:Cardiff Trolleybuses: A Capital City System
992:Trolleybus transport in the United Kingdom
529:
515:
507:
29:
20:
352:. Cardiff, Wales, UK: Cardiff Bus. 2002.
294:
292:
290:
258:
386:The Cardiff Trolleybus (1942 to 1970)
7:
478:Cardiff Transport Preservation Group
880:North West Museum of Road Transport
142:. Opened on 1 March 1942
987:Defunct trolleybus systems by city
322:Zebedee, John (30 November 2010).
14:
885:The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
384:Bowen, D G; Callow, John (1969).
182:the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
762:
679:Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
456:
212:
198:
16:Former transport system in Wales
501:National Trolleybus Association
951:Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies
1:
110:Cardiff Corporation Transport
865:East Anglia Transport Museum
326:. British Trolleybus Society
303:. British Trolleybus Society
150:, it gradually replaced the
860:Black Country Living Museum
490:National Trolleybus Archive
1008:
495:British Trolleybus Society
422:Lockwood, Stephen (2005).
270:British Trolleybus Systems
911:British Electric Traction
760:
358:Cardiff Trolleybus System
161:11 January 1970
132:Cardiff trolleybus system
78:11 January 1970
28:
24:Cardiff trolleybus system
982:Bus transport in Cardiff
870:Ipswich Transport Museum
228:Bus transport in Cardiff
916:British United Traction
875:London Transport Museum
463:Trolleybuses in Cardiff
152:Cardiff tramway network
664:Mexborough and Swinton
403:Davies, Roger (2006).
138:, the capital city of
63:1 March 1942
465:at Wikimedia Commons
174:National Museum Wales
441:Watts, John (2002).
274:Ian Allan Publishing
238:Transport in Cardiff
180:, and no. 203 is at
669:Newcastle upon Tyne
365:Bowen, D G (1969).
301:"Former UK systems"
639:Kingston upon Hull
497:, based in Reading
405:Streets of Cardiff
233:History of Cardiff
969:
968:
554:Ashton-under-Lyne
503:, based in London
461:Media related to
433:978-1-904474-64-7
414:978-0-7110-3098-5
128:
127:
999:
926:English Electric
834:Northern Ireland
766:
719:South Lancashire
531:
524:
517:
508:
474:
460:
446:
437:
418:
399:
380:
361:
353:
336:
335:
333:
331:
319:
313:
312:
310:
308:
296:
285:
266:
222:
217:
216:
215:
208:
206:Transport portal
203:
202:
168:
166:
149:
147:
85:
83:
70:
68:
33:
21:
1007:
1006:
1002:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
996:
972:
971:
970:
965:
961:Tilling-Stevens
889:
846:
828:
805:
767:
758:
714:Southend-on-Sea
540:
535:
480:- official site
469:
454:
449:
440:
434:
421:
415:
402:
396:
383:
377:
364:
356:
348:
344:
342:Further reading
339:
329:
327:
321:
320:
316:
306:
304:
298:
297:
288:
267:
260:
256:
251:
218:
213:
211:
204:
197:
194:
164:
162:
145:
143:
81:
79:
66:
64:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1005:
1003:
995:
994:
989:
984:
974:
973:
967:
966:
964:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
897:
895:
891:
890:
888:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
856:
854:
848:
847:
845:
844:
838:
836:
830:
829:
827:
826:
821:
815:
813:
807:
806:
804:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
777:
775:
769:
768:
761:
759:
757:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
550:
548:
542:
541:
536:
534:
533:
526:
519:
511:
505:
504:
498:
492:
487:
484:SCT'61 website
481:
475:
453:
452:External links
450:
448:
447:
438:
432:
419:
413:
400:
394:
381:
375:
362:
354:
345:
343:
340:
338:
337:
314:
299:Short, Peter.
286:
257:
255:
252:
250:
247:
246:
245:
240:
235:
230:
224:
223:
209:
193:
190:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
116:Infrastructure
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
76:
72:
71:
61:
57:
56:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1004:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
979:
977:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
921:Clough, Smith
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
898:
896:
894:Manufacturers
892:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
857:
855:
853:
849:
843:
840:
839:
837:
835:
831:
825:
822:
820:
817:
816:
814:
812:
808:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
774:
770:
765:
755:
752:
750:
749:Wolverhampton
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
724:South Shields
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
551:
549:
547:
543:
539:
532:
527:
525:
520:
518:
513:
512:
509:
502:
499:
496:
493:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
472:
468:
467:
466:
464:
459:
451:
444:
439:
435:
429:
425:
420:
416:
410:
406:
401:
397:
395:0-85024-002-6
391:
387:
382:
378:
376:0-85024-001-8
372:
368:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
346:
341:
325:
318:
315:
302:
295:
293:
291:
287:
283:
282:0-7110-1647-X
279:
275:
271:
265:
263:
259:
253:
248:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
229:
226:
225:
221:
210:
207:
201:
196:
191:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
170:
159:
155:
153:
141:
137:
133:
123:
119:
114:
111:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
77:
73:
62:
58:
55:
51:
48:
44:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
785:
624:Huddersfield
579:Chesterfield
455:
442:
423:
404:
385:
366:
357:
349:
328:. Retrieved
317:
305:. Retrieved
269:
220:Wales portal
186:Lincolnshire
171:
158:Trolleybuses
156:
134:once served
131:
129:
124:79 (maximum)
18:
584:Cleethorpes
564:Bournemouth
188:, England.
106:Operator(s)
976:Categories
796:Pontypridd
694:Ramsbottom
689:Portsmouth
674:Nottingham
659:Manchester
614:Hartlepool
589:Darlington
559:Birmingham
350:All Aboard
272:. London:
249:References
165:1970-01-11
146:1942-03-01
82:1970-01-11
67:1942-03-01
729:Stockport
709:St Helens
704:Rotherham
654:Maidstone
599:Doncaster
41:Operation
946:Railless
811:Scotland
791:Llanelli
781:Aberdare
734:Teesside
634:Keighley
619:Hastings
574:Brighton
569:Bradford
330:19 March
307:19 March
192:See also
178:Nantgarw
956:Sunbeam
941:Karrier
931:Garrett
852:Museums
842:Belfast
824:Glasgow
801:Rhondda
786:Cardiff
739:Walsall
699:Reading
629:Ipswich
609:Halifax
604:Grimsby
546:England
163: (
144: (
136:Cardiff
80: (
65: (
50:Cardiff
819:Dundee
684:Oldham
649:London
430:
411:
392:
373:
280:
98:Routes
93:Closed
90:Status
46:Locale
906:Brush
773:Wales
744:Wigan
644:Leeds
594:Derby
254:Notes
140:Wales
121:Stock
75:Close
54:Wales
754:York
428:ISBN
409:ISBN
390:ISBN
371:ISBN
332:2011
309:2011
278:ISBN
130:The
60:Open
936:Guy
901:AEC
978::
289:^
276:.
261:^
184:,
176:,
169:.
154:.
101:14
52:,
530:e
523:t
516:v
473:.
436:.
417:.
398:.
379:.
334:.
311:.
284:.
167:)
148:)
84:)
69:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
