Bournemouth trolleybus no.297 launched at Sandtoft

Bournemouth 297 was one of the last trolleybuses built for the British market (in 1962). She has been in preservation since withdrawal, currently under the auspices of the Bournemouth Passenger Transport Association.
Due to attend a transport celebration in Usti-nad-Labem (Czech Republic) in 1999, she hit a low bridge in Luxembourg on the way and never made it. With the trolleybases mangled and the roof stoved in, she was stored for some years, before being completely overhauled and restored in 2007 at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft in the UK.
This video shows the launch back into museum service at the Southern Weekend at the end of May.
Further information on the Museum: www.sandtoft.org.uk

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• Sandtoft
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[Ithastobemetop]

What memories - what a wonderful ride those new Sunbeams where and why oh why did the Council destroy the system - what an asset to the town it would be today!

[trolleyboy278]

an excellent short video showing the beautifully restored Bournemouth trolleybus 297 ( A Sunbeam mf2b which only saw 7 years service in Bournemouth unfortunately ). Superb !!

[mekydro]

lovely vid - reminds me of my mis-spent youth riding these beauties all over the town

[mrdbk]

also so weres 301LJ

[mrdbk]

who own the bus now as i can rember use 297 with a gen on bournmouth and runing form westbourn to almost bournemouth but we had to keep it on the flat as the the gen not up to it is was agreat day we were trying to promote a return of the trolley to bournemouth the rember her at the black courtry thats were i drove her for really the the first time ever great!!!!

[condor500]

nice video

[LeamingtonSteve]

Bournemouth is off its trolley

[hudson501]

Nice museum with trolleybuses and great to hear how this particular one was repaired and returned to "service". In the "States" near Chicago is the Illinois Railroad Museum and they have around 16 trolleybuses from all around the U.S. Several of which are operable.

[twocky61]

Yes - a lovely trolleybus!