Bournemouth's Last Trolley Buses (60s Street Scenes)
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2020
- Amazing footage of the last trolley buses in service in Bournemouth. The system was finally to close in April 1969 after only 33 years in existence, but in that time it had developed 22 routes to become the second largest network outside London, in the South of England. The buses were unique to in that they had two stair cases to the upper deck. Some great street scenes for those that are familiar with Bournemouth and Christchurch or remember visiting the area on holiday. Of course we must not forget the famous Christchurch turntable that allowed the buses to terminate in the narrow streets at the end of the High Street, now preserved as a listed building and last but not least enjoy the many shots of the Mallard Road depot, now a retail park.
Thank you for making me feel very old, I remember these - there's nothing like a Trolly Bus ride to Bournemouth West Station passing the Pier Approach Baths, being stopped by the Policeman on point duty at the Pier Approach Zebra crossing (No Flyover back then), pass the Winter Gardens on the left and around the Square and up Commercial Road.
All gone but I'm still here to moan about it all.
Great footage, loved it, such a shame these trolleybuses anc trams were removed from our towns and cities, what asset these systems would been today
So true. The Swansea and Mumbles Railway closed on the 5th January 1960 opened in 1804 as a horse drawn tramway.
Love it……I was there in boarding school at that time…..always loved buses of one sort or another….thank you .
Very nostalgic. Thank you
Amazing footage thank you. I wasn't born until 1967, but have lived in Bournemouth all my life. I love footage of old Bournemouth, before it was wrecked. With the accelerated destruction of the town over the last 25 years or so, I find that footage even much older than this has more in common visually with my 70s childhood. I especially enjoyed the footage at Kinson Road/ Wonderholme Parade, which I still pass a few times a week. I've seen plenty of footage, but not so close to the area I grew up in. I was born in the wrong era I think. Many Thanks!
Pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed it
That’s when travelling by bus was a pleasure
My grandad used to drive for Hants & Dorset. Mostly between Parkstone and Bournemouth. I think it was the number 23 route. Terminating at the old underground bus station bournemouth. He also used to drive the Royal Blue coaches. I often remember looking forward to going on the big yellow trolley buses. Especially the open top.
I vaguely remember some of the scenes shown. This is a great movie. Thank you ❤️.
What a great selection of cine of a time now gone! I was a bus conductor in ‘73 in Bournemouth so missed working on the trolley buses, but remember them when on holidaying in Bournemouth in the 60s! Truly GREAT times! Thank You for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
Superb video. Thank you for sharing. 👍🇦🇺.
What a trip down memory lane,I was born In 1954 and we lived in Kinson then moved to Southbourne in 1976 we remember the trolley buses but were young but now seeing this video feel old,how times have changed it is nice recognising different streets and Bournemouth Square,thankyou so much for sharing this with us we now live in Australia so it's nice to remember our younger days.🙏🇦🇺🦘🪃
Only trolley buses were allowed up Richmond hill as diesel buses couldn't make the incline. Trolleys were smooth, fast and quiet and quite entertaining on a frosty morning with the overhead tracks sparking.
Surely we took a backwards step in many ways. This could have, with some adjustments made, been a greener solution to public transportation.
I lived in Ensbury Park from 1948 to 1957, and travelled on route 30 or 31 many times. I was sad to see the demise of trolleybuses throughout the UK. Here in NZ the last trolley bus system in the capital, Wellington, were discontinued in October 2017, even though the three axle single deckers were less than ten years old. Typical vandalism by those in authority!
Should bring these back. No batteries, no recharging problems, no fires.
This is wonderful!! X
Very nostalgic. I didn’t travel on the last trolley bus but I did travel on them earlier that day. At 12.10 it’s the castle in background, not the Priory. In 2021 the turntable is STILL there but now in the courtyard/private car park of a retail/residential development and is difficult even to see. You certainly wouldn’t see the castle from it now.
Is that m powell?
They are a very bright yellow or what want miss them I would love to go on a topless one but abit chilly
Really interesting video I enjoyed it a lot 👍😎
The Narrators’ voice is familiar - he sounds like an old boss of mine from Christchurch Gas Co Depot in the late 1980s . Great history- Thankyou 😃
An interesting film of this well-known system, but unfortunately a very poor video transfer-the yellow skies are particularly frightening!
Trolley buses where classed as light rail ie trams and I understand exempt from a lot of highway code rules
Last time I checked but there’s probably more than one, Simone. Can you be slightly more specific?
I dont know why we don't see anymore use of generator trailers Trolleybus, this would enable them to showed off more especially in their home system.
Ken Bailey' and his gang running amok in these days
And now nobody can move because the streets are rammed with cars. 😑😑😑 Progress huh!
why on earth did they take the trolleybus lines down, who paid who to kill of the greener system to replace it with far less relibile and toxic system ?
Incompetent local Councillors and National politicians - Look at the way Beeching had already destroyed the Railway branch lines. In about 1900 you could sit on an open top tram from Christchurch high street through Westbourne and Parkstone to Poole - What a great trip that would have been if you could still do it today!
@@barrydrake9836 Bournemouth Council has done little to ENHANCE anything. It is no longer as pleasant a place to shop or visit.
British and French women boasted the biggest bra cup sizes as they ate real butter, full cream milk and raw dairy. Sadly as european women too (like their American counterparts had done decades earlier) also embraced the low fat mantra and they became too flat chested. Now thanks to low quality dairy women have to resort to surgery to get bigger bosoms. Raw milk is the best bust enhancer!!