British Trolleybus Systems - Wales, Midlands and East Anglia - An Historic Overview

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the ?trackless tram? (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country?s pioneering operators of trolleybuses. There had been earlier experimental users ? in places like Hove and London ? and as the tide turned against the tram in many towns and cities, the trolleybus became a popular alternative with the trolleybus coming to dominate the provision of local public transport in places like Derby and Ipswich. This volume ? one of four that examines the history of all trolleybus operators in the British Isles ? focuses on the systems that operated in Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.