Trolleybuses in Darlington

Darlington trolleybus system

A rebodied former Darlington trolleybus working on the Bradford system, May 1970
Operation
Locale Darlington, County Durham, England
Open 17 January 1926 (1926-01-17)
Close 31 July 1957 (1957-07-31)
Status Closed
Routes 5
Operator(s) Darlington Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Stock 66 (maximum)

The Darlington trolleybus system once served the town of Darlington, County Durham, England. Opened on 17 January 1926,[1][2] it replaced the Darlington Corporation Light Railways tramway network.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Darlington system was a moderately sized one, with a total of 5 routes, and a maximum fleet of 66 trolleybuses.[2] It was closed relatively early, on 31 July 1957.[1][2]

None of the former Darlington trolleybuses are recorded as having been preserved.[3]


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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 46–48, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
  2. 1 2 3 Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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