The first day of the London trolleybus

London United Tramways (LUT) introduce the new trolleybus on its inaugural run from Twickenham to Teddington on 16 May 1931.
Both the very first and very last trolleybuses in London were on this same route (1931/1962).
Footage: @Butchuk2007 and @ltmuseumvideo

[@harstan7333]

Highly nostalgic! I lived very close to Fulwell Depot 1949-73 and was very familiar with the trolleybus route and streets shown here. I witnessed the arrival of the last trolley on 8/9 May 1962, never to be forgotten. I think that Frank Pick (later CEO of the LPTB) can be seen in the gathering inside Fulwell Depot.

[@tonywise198]

Tuborg Lager in the 1930s !! (Trolleybus advert). And I thought Lager came to the UK after everyone started to go to Spain for Hols in the 1960s!

[@crossleydd42]

I've seen a photo dated around 1905 of a London tram advertising Tuborg Lager.

[@martincook318]

I'm 67 in December,and I live in Walsall in the West Midlands and we had them in the 1960's and the best thing was Walsall Public Transport did was when they scrapped them as they were More trouble than they were worth,the last one ran from Walsall to Wolverhampton in 1967 Because of the Motorway and the Rest off them were Scrapped in October 1971 and no one shed a tear for them when they went