Twickenham to Teddington by trolleybus.

Twickenham to Teddington by trolleybus on the first day of operation May 16th 1931.
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There are chunks of the journey missing but I have put what film clips there are into the right order.
Note the trams still in service. The driver had to drive these trams from a position completely open to the elements.
Along with the trolleybus a new tram was also entering service with a completely enclosed cab..This was the "Feltham" type tram.
The half cab trolleybus design, seen in the video, was soon to be superseded by the well known flat fronted design. The half cab trolleybuses known as "Diddlers" were retired in 1948. The last London trolleybus ran in May 1962 along the route shown in the video. Today the London bus route 281 follows the same route.

Check out these links...
LONDON TROLLEYBUSES:
http://www.trolleybus.net/

ONLINE VIDEO:
http://www.onlinevideo.me.uk

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Trolleybus
• Twickenham
• Teddington
• Fulwell
• Diddlers
• London
• United
• 1931

[Butchuk2007]

Take a look at this video taken in 1990 of No.1 in action at a museum>> watch?v=3nqHefTeK_0

[Quarkman0]

Fantastic and a perfect choice of music! You might like my video response which features some of the same route thirty years later!

[Butchuk2007]

Thanks very much...

We must have the same DVD...LoL

[liannekaren2001]

its so amazing to watch, i live in stanley road and know the route well, it is all built up and congested now, it is wonderful to see an area i know so well before i was around, a long time before lol

[Butchuk2007]

Thanks for the comment...

I was hoping to do a "Then & Now" video. I might get around to it sometime.

[gittarr]

How relaxing was that..... :) I live in Twickenham and have walked/driven that route thousands of times. So nice to see all those people going about their business 77 years ago. Makes you think. Great choice of music too. Thanks.

[Tinpot1]

That was awesome, bet you didn't get the scum bags on the top deck in those days!!

[triplesharp]

This is fantastic- it goes past our house and is still the bus route I use to get to work.

[nightfury1996]

@JollyRodders oohhh I see :) thanks for the history lesson! :)

[JollyRodders]

@nightfury1996 I think it was originally built as a Barclays bank. Also the Halifax across the road has HB, [B for building society], built into the brick work. HSBC on the other corner was a Midland Bank.

[nightfury1996]

i lived in Twickenham until a year ago and i remember walking down that highstreet many many times....

Looks like Barclay's was still a bank, even in the old days. :)

[jayfookinkay]

wow. my best friend from germany mark schmitt alerted me to this wonderful film. thanks for posting it. reminds me of the times i used to get the tram from nuneaton to goodison park every saturday when i were a lad

[ianthevet]

That is really amazing. I've lived in Teddington all my life and know all these roads like the back of my hand. :) Going back to 1931 in this video is amazing, it really opens your eyes!

[blakmagikctr]

quality. lived in twickers virtually all my life, wouldnt wanna live anywhere else!!

[drigin1234]

Absolutely stupendous!

[TheNutmeg01]

Amazing , live in OZ but came from Twickenham , left in the 70's am 61 now .. Great teenage years there..