Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus at Grangetown Fabian Road terminus, 1967

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The photograph on this page of Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus at Grangetown Fabian Road terminus, 1967 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus at Grangetown Fabian Road terminus, 1967

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 Apr 1967

Behind it can be seen continuing construction of the Whale Hill housing estate. A few months later, the route would be extended to the right along Birchington Avenue to Eston and on to the other terminus at Normanby, this being the very last new trolleybus route to be constructed in the UK.

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