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Margaret Street, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 6DR

Taken in July 1970, this photo shows two Sunbeam trolleybuses, operated by Teesside Municipal Transport, having dewired in Smeaton Street, North Ormesby. This street no longer exists as the A66 trunk road now runs through it.

Leading down from the North Ormesby flyover to Lytton Street and Saltwells Road.

A jumble of features: left to right, A1085 just after its junction with the A66 (flyover), Middlesbrough to Whitby railway line and the confluence of Marton West Beck and Middle Beck.

Running between Calvert's Carpets and the North Ormesby flyover, just before it joins up with Ormesby Beck.

With the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity across the market square which is used as a car park on non market days.

The trolleybus is about to reverse into Hampden Street before starting off for a clockwise circuit of the Eston route. Taken just a couple of weeks before closure of the system. The concept of a bus reversing on what was still a main road would simply not be acceptable in modern traffic, but was still quite a common feature of bus operation before the advent of one-person-operation. This significantly urban location has since been obliterated by the modern A66 interchange. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2114547&displayclass=slide

Sunbeam F4 trolleybus No 4 (GAJ 14) is seen reversing from Smeaton Street into Hampden Street at the western end of the small Tees-side trolleybus system. This area has now been completely obliterated with the A66 trunk road running through it.

At the time this was still the main A171, later bypassed by the new A66/A172 express-way. In the background can be seen the first stage of the new roads under construction, carrying Borough Road over the railway line and subsequently the new A172. United Automobile Services was the main interurban and rural operator in the area; bus 2268 is a Bristol LS with ECW bodywork new in 1957. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761

Sunbeam F4 trolleybus 4 (GAJ 14) in Hampden Street, having reversed from Smeaton Street. This vehicle has Roe 61-seater bodywork dating from 1962, although the chassis was built in 1950 with East Lancs 56-seater bodywork. This street has completely disappeared under the A66 trunk road.

Market days Tuesday and Saturday. Looking towards Holy Trinity church.