Trolleybuses in Newcastle upon Tyne
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The Newcastle upon Tyne trolleybus system once served Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounding areas in England. Opened in 1935,[1][2] it gradually replaced the Newcastle tram network.
| Newcastle upon Tyne trolleybus system | |
|---|---|
Newcastle trolleybus at the Delaval Road terminus, Benwell, June 1966 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| Open | 2 October 1935 |
| Close | 2 October 1966 |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 15 |
| Owner | Newcastle Corporation Transport |
| Operator | Newcastle Corporation Transport |
| Infrastructure | |
| Electrification | |
| Depots |
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By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Newcastle system was a large one, with a total of 28 routes, and a maximum fleet of 204 trolleybuses.[2] It closed on 2 October 1966.[1][2]
Two of the distinctive yellow-liveried former Newcastle trolleybuses are now preserved, one at the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, Suffolk, and the other LTN 501 at Beamish Open Air Museum sometimes on loan to The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.[3]
