Trolleybuses in Birmingham

Birmingham trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Open	27 November 1922 (1922-11-27)
Close	30 June 1951 (1951-06-30)
Status	Closed
Routes	5
Operator(s)	Birmingham Corporation Tramways (to 1927) Birmingham Corporation Tramway and Omnibus Department (1927–1937) Birmingham City Transport (1937–1951)
Infrastructure
Stock	78 (maximum)

The Birmingham trolleybus system once served the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Opened on 27 November 1922 (1922-11-27),^[1]^[2] it supplemented Birmingham's original tramway network.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham system was a medium-sized one, even though Birmingham was then, and still is, the most populous British city outside London. With a total of only five routes, and a maximum fleet of 78 trolleybuses, it was closed relatively early, on 30 June 1951 (1951-06-30).^[1]^[2]

None of the former Birmingham trolleybuses is recorded as having survived.^[3]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 26–28, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
^ ^a ^b Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society website. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
^ Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society website. Retrieved 29 March 2011.