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| ⚫ | {{Infoboxco.uk/news/14639571.Bournemouth__39_s_last_trolleybuses_saved___for_a_museum_250_miles_away/|title=Bournemouth's last trolleybuses saved - for a museum 250 miles away|website=Bournemouth Echo|language=en|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> One is in private ownership in England. One is in the [[National Transport Museum of Ireland]].<ref name=Zebedee/> |
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| name = Bournemouth trolleybus system |
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| image = Iford roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 1450106.jpg |
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| caption = A Bournemouth trolleybus at the Iford roundabout, March 1966 |
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| locale = [[Bournemouth]], Hampshire<br>(now [[Dorset]]), England |
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| open = {{Start date|1933|05|13|df=y}} |
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| close = {{End date|1969|04|20|df=y}} |
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| status = Closed |
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| routes = 22 |
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| operator = [[Bournemouth Transport|Bournemouth Corporation Transport]] |
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The '''Bournemouth trolleybus system''' once served the [[Town status in the United Kingdom|town]] of [[Bournemouth]], then in [[Hampshire]], but now in [[Dorset]], England. Opened on {{Start date|1933|05|13|df=y}},<ref name="joyce-king-newman"/><ref name=Short/> it gradually replaced the [[Bournemouth Corporation Tramways|Bournemouth tramway network]]. |
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By the standards of the various now-defunct [[trolleybus]] systems in the United Kingdom, the Bournemouth system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 22 routes, and a maximum fleet of 104 trolleybuses. It was also the second largest trolleybus system in southern England, after the [[Trolleybuses in London|London system]].<ref name=Short/> It was closed on {{End date|1969|04|20|df=y}}.<ref name="joyce-king-newman"/><ref name=Short/> |
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==Notable features== |
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The most notable feature of the Bournemouth system was probably the [[Christchurch trolleybus turntable]], which is said to be one of only five such turntables ever to have been constructed worldwide. It is now a Grade II listed building.<ref name="grade II"/> The turntable was manually operated and was in use from 19 June 1936 until the closure of the system.<ref name="joyce-king-newman"/> |
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Also notable was the style of bodywork employed on most of the Bournemouth's trolleybuses. Many featured two staircases and the traditional open rear platform was supplemented with a front passenger exit fitted with folding doors. |
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==Preservation== |
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==See also== |
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*[[History of Bournemouth]] |
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*[[Bournemouth#Transport|Transport in Bournemouth]] |
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*[[List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom]] |
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==References== |
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===Notes=== |
===Notes=== |
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<ref name="joyce-king-newman">Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 28–32, 159. London: [[Ian Allan Publishing]]. {{ISBN|0-7110- |
<ref name="joyce-king-newman">Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 28–32, 159. London: [[Ian Allan Publishing]]. {{ISBN|0-7110-1 |
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<ref name="grade II">{{cite web|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=138876&filetype=pdf |title=Grade II and II* listed buildings in Christchurch|publisher=Dorset For You|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=Short>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtrolley.org.uk/former-uk-systems|title=Former UK systems|author=Short, Peter |work=British Trolleybus Society website |access-date=29 March 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=Zebedee>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtrolley.org.uk/preserved-trolleybuses|title=A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK|author=Zebedee, John|date=30 November 2010 |work=British Trolleybus Society website|access-date=29 March 2011}}</ref> |
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===Further reading=== |
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*{{cite book |last=Chalk |first=D L |title=Bournemouth Trolleybuses |year=1969 |location=Bournemouth, Hampshire, UK |publisher=Bournemouth Corporation }} |
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*{{cite book |last=Pearce |first=Malcolm N |title=Bournemouth Trolleybuses |year=1998 |location=Midhurst, West Sussex, UK |publisher=Middleton Press |isbn=978-1-901706-10-9}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=C G |title=Bournemouth Trams and Buses |year=1972 |location=[[Lingfield, Surrey|Lingfield]], UK |publisher=Oakwood Press }} |
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*{{cite book |title=Yellow Buses, 85th Anniversary |year=1987 |location=Bournemouth, Dorset, UK |publisher=Bournemouth Transport Ltd }} |
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==External links== |
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{{commonscat-inline|Trolleybuses in Bournemouth}} |
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*[http://www.trolleybus.net/bournemouth.htm Bournemouth trolleybus picture gallery] |
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*[http://www.sct61.org.uk/ixobm.htm SCT'61 website] – photos and descriptions of Bournemouth trolleybuses and early motorbuses |
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*[http://www.trolleybus.co.uk/archive/ National Trolleybus Archive] |
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*[http://www.britishtrolley.org.uk/ British Trolleybus Society], based in Reading |
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*[http://www.trolleybus.co.uk/nta National Trolleybus Association], based in London |
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{{Historic UK Trolleybuses}} |
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[[Category:History of Bournemouth]] |
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[[Category:Defunct trolleybus systems by city|Bournemouth]] |
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[[Category:Trolleybus transport in the United Kingdom|Bournemouth]] |
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[[Category:Transport in Bournemouth]] |
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Revision as of 19:36, 23 February 2022
Template:Infoboxco.uk/news/14639571.Bournemouth 39 s last trolleybuses saved for a museum 250 miles away/</ref> One is in private ownership in England. One is in the National Transport Museum of Ireland.[1]
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{{reflist|refs= <ref name="joyce-king-newman">Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 28–32, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7110-1
- {{cite book |last=Bowler |first=David R H |title=Bournemouth Trolleybuses |year=2001 |location=Yateley, Hampshire, UK |publisher=Trolleybooks |iemouth]]
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