Thank you for a great video, I have enjoyed your other ones immensely. It was lovely to see the trolleybuses actually running. I was only a little girl when the Hull system closed but we loved travelling on them when we enjoyed our frequent visits to our grandparents. I was shocked when I learned that none of Hull's trolleys were saved for preservation as the newer vehicles were unique. A front entrance, two staircases and centre exit door together with rope trolley retrievers at the rear.
@HJDodo Thank you very much for taking the time to comment. It is very encouraging to read such comments. I have always loved buses but I know very little about them and only began to attend rallies in late 2007. Before that, I didn't even know that there were bus rallies or transport museums where the buses operate. Your description of the Hull trolleybuses sounds very interesting and I must try to find a photo online as I have never seen one.
The Reading Transport Society was founded in 1961 -they acquired various buses that ran on the Reading system on the odd Sunday before the system closed. The name was eventually changed (from memory) to the British Trolleybus Society and they were an important part of the Sandtoft purchase and moved their collection of buses there- they preserved various motor buses like a Reading Regent 1- No47. I remember talking in 1966 to the owner of Thames Valley 463 a 1937 Bristol may have been theirs.
My favourite bus built by AEC is probably the Regal. I sure wish I could drive one of those.
JacobMski 1 month ago
@JacobMski I love AEC buses too. :) Thank you for commenting.
JamesMorganLondon 1 month ago
Thank you for a great video, I have enjoyed your other ones immensely. It was lovely to see the trolleybuses actually running. I was only a little girl when the Hull system closed but we loved travelling on them when we enjoyed our frequent visits to our grandparents. I was shocked when I learned that none of Hull's trolleys were saved for preservation as the newer vehicles were unique. A front entrance, two staircases and centre exit door together with rope trolley retrievers at the rear.
HJDodo 1 year ago
@HJDodo Thank you very much for taking the time to comment. It is very encouraging to read such comments. I have always loved buses but I know very little about them and only began to attend rallies in late 2007. Before that, I didn't even know that there were bus rallies or transport museums where the buses operate. Your description of the Hull trolleybuses sounds very interesting and I must try to find a photo online as I have never seen one.
JamesMorganLondon 1 year ago
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ConwyCastle 2 years ago
The Reading Transport Society was founded in 1961 -they acquired various buses that ran on the Reading system on the odd Sunday before the system closed. The name was eventually changed (from memory) to the British Trolleybus Society and they were an important part of the Sandtoft purchase and moved their collection of buses there- they preserved various motor buses like a Reading Regent 1- No47. I remember talking in 1966 to the owner of Thames Valley 463 a 1937 Bristol may have been theirs.
NickRatnieks 3 years ago
The green poles remind me of Reading's system!
NickRatnieks 3 years ago
It may be that the poles came from Reading. I know that some Reading trolleybuses run at Sandtoft.
JamesMorganLondon 3 years ago
I love the AEC Regal III.
2GUNBOY 3 years ago