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Post by norbitonflyer on Oct 5, 2016 17:33:25 GMT
That was seven years ago. Again, a low floor version is difficult to envisage. |
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Post by theblackferret on Oct 5, 2016 17:55:39 GMT
Point of interest-there were separate trolley bus services to the Woolwich Ferry from East London and from South London and the trolleys didn't ride on it.
This continued once Woolwich & Dartford services were absorbed by LT.
Services 669 & 685 on the North Bank, 696 & 698 on the South side.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Oct 5, 2016 18:30:22 GMT
The trolleybuses on the south bank were not inherited by LT. The only trolleybuses inherited by LT were in the Twickenham/Kingston area, but the new technology was enthusiastically adopted by the LPTB. Indeed, LT never added a single new tram to the motley fleet it inherited from the various municipal and commercial operators.
The plan was to gradually phase in trolleybuses in place of trams area by area, to keep both networks coherent as long as possible whilst allowing all trolleys to access their main works at Fulwell and all trams to still access THEIR main works (and scrapyard) at Charlton.
However, the dire condition of the former Bexley, Dartford and Woolwich Council tramways forced LT to prioritise conversion of those routes. As WW2 interrupted the conversion programme the SE trolleybuses remained isolated from the rest to the end. Any transfers would be done by tow truck rather than using the Woolwich Ferry.
My father remembers the arrival of the trolleybuses in Dartford - the "silent menace" compared with trams, which you could hear coming from a long way off!
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 5, 2016 18:40:34 GMT
The trolleybuses on the south bank were not inherited by LT. The only trolleybuses inherited by LT were in the Twickenham/Kingston area, but the new technology was enthusiastically adopted by the LPTB. Indeed, LT never added a single new tram to the motley fleet it inherited from the various municipal and commercial operators. The plan was to gradually phase in trolleybuses in place of trams area by area, to keep both networks coherent as long as possible whilst allowing all trolleys to access their main works at Fulwell and all trams to still access THEIR main works (and scrapyard) at Charlton. However, the dire condition of the former Bexley, Dartford and Woolwich Council tramways forced LT to prioritise conversion of those routes. As WW2 interrupted the conversion programme the SE trolleybuses remained isolated from the rest to the end. Any transfers would be done by tow truck rather than using the Woolwich Ferry. My father remembers the arrival of the trolleybuses in Dartford - the "silent menace" compared with trams, which you could hear coming from a long way off! For more detailed information check out Ken Blaker's two volume history 'Trolleybus' |
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Post by theblackferret on Oct 5, 2016 20:38:55 GMT
My father remembers the arrival of the trolleybuses in Dartford - the "silent menace" compared with trams, which you could hear coming from a long way off! Also a very pollution-free form of transport, too. Maybe it's time for a cross-Thames Trolleybus service on a dedicated bridge, generating the electricity from the Thames' Tidal power? |
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Post by crusty54 on Oct 5, 2016 23:34:04 GMT
My father remembers the arrival of the trolleybuses in Dartford - the "silent menace" compared with trams, which you could hear coming from a long way off! Also a very pollution-free form of transport, too. Maybe it's time for a cross-Thames Trolleybus service on a dedicated bridge, generating the electricity from the Thames' Tidal power? what's left of the 69 (successor to the 669) has some Zeus buses which have batteries that recharge at the terminals (no pun intended as this is contactless) - no wires required. |
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