Trolleybuses in Auckland
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Auckland Regional Authority Auckland Transport Board |
Trolleybuses in Auckland were part of the Auckland public transport system from 1938 until 1980.
History
On 19 December 1938, a one kilometre trolleybus route opened to service the Farmers Trading Company department store (now the Heritage Hotel) in Hobson Street, travelling via Queen, Wyndham, Hobson and Victoria Streets. It was operated by the Auckland Transport Board with four Leyland TB trolleybuses.[1][2][3]
In September 1949, a second route was introduced to Herne Bay. Between 1951 and 1961, further routes were added with the last trams replaced in 1956. The Meadowbank route closed in 1968, with the network contracting throughout the 1970s, with the last route ceasing on 26 September 1980.[4]
However the
Vehicles
| Fleet numbers | Quantity | Chassis | Body | Entered service |
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| 1–4 | 4 | Leyland TB | DSC & Cousins | 1938 |
| 5–59 | 55 | BUT 9711T | Metro Cammell Weymann | 1949–54 |
| 60–99 | 40 | BUT RETB/1 | Saunders-Roe | 1954 |
| 100–133 | 34 | BUT RETB/1 | Park Royal | 1957–59 |
References
- ^ Trolleybus Trials for Auckland Truck & Bus Transportation February 1939 page 12
- ^ ISBN 0-949817-68-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86934-101-5.
- ^ Trolley bus end nears Rails November 1977 page 16
- ^ New Vehicles Ordered Electric Traction December 1979 page 207
- ^ Trolley Buses Electric Traction December 1981 page 207
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