Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet works, 1966
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet works, 1966 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet works, 1966
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 26 Mar 1966
This was the only modern trolleybus network that was not based on earlier tramway operation, and opened in 1919. The system was instigated by the local steel company Bolckow Vaughan (later Dorman Long) who constructed the route but then sold it to Middlesbrough Corporation (33.3%) and Eston Urban District Council (66.7%) before commencement of operation. The steelworks continued to supply electricity until 1955. The trolleybus is picking up outside the main entrance to what had been the Cargo Fleet Iron Company's work, with head office on the right (still surviving) and the fine lattice clock tower (which no longer exists). Two red United Automobile Services bus can also be seen, on the Middlesbrough – Redcar service.
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54.57511
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