The circular route (17/18) still runs today and a few years ago, a bus designated to the route was painted in Corporation coulors to celebrate the aniversary. I believe the route has change very little in nearly its 80 year history. I remember when the route was ran by Atlanteans and mk1 National and even 16 seater Transit minibuses. Good old days. Today, the bus of choice are Scania Omnicity and Volvo B10BLE.
313 was still serviceable in 1969 when it ran a tour for the National Trolleybus Association prior to the closure of the Bournemouth system. At some time after this it did end up in a scrapyard before eventually being rescued by the London Trolleybus Preservation Society. The one at North End depot was likely to have been 201, which is owned by Portsmouth Museums, currently on loan to Milestones Museum at Basingstoke.
Is this the trolleybus that was stored at the North End depot? I had a look around that one in about 1968, or is it one that escaped from the srapyard at the top of the airport- you could see the crimson paint from the Eastern Road of those sad relics until the late 60's.
The circular route (17/18) still runs today and a few years ago, a bus designated to the route was painted in Corporation coulors to celebrate the aniversary. I believe the route has change very little in nearly its 80 year history. I remember when the route was ran by Atlanteans and mk1 National and even 16 seater Transit minibuses. Good old days. Today, the bus of choice are Scania Omnicity and Volvo B10BLE.
1100HondaCB 1 year ago
cool
fordsuckbigtime 2 years ago
Fascinating!
BusEmergency 4 years ago
Service 18 ran the other way round the circle...abandonement was on 22 June 1963, a month before final closure.
aecregal 4 years ago
313 was still serviceable in 1969 when it ran a tour for the National Trolleybus Association prior to the closure of the Bournemouth system. At some time after this it did end up in a scrapyard before eventually being rescued by the London Trolleybus Preservation Society. The one at North End depot was likely to have been 201, which is owned by Portsmouth Museums, currently on loan to Milestones Museum at Basingstoke.
aecregal 4 years ago
The 17 was the last circular trolleybus route in Britain- starting and finishing in the same place, Eatney or The Hard at the Dockyard
NickRatnieks 4 years ago
As a kid I seem to remember a trolleybus being rescued from the scrapyard at Hilsea. Was this the one?
NickRatnieks 4 years ago
Portsmouth 17- the last "circular" trolleybus route in Britain starting and finishing in the same place. It was 16 (or 18?) going the opposite way.
NickRatnieks 4 years ago
Is this the trolleybus that was stored at the North End depot? I had a look around that one in about 1968, or is it one that escaped from the srapyard at the top of the airport- you could see the crimson paint from the Eastern Road of those sad relics until the late 60's.
NickRatnieks 4 years ago