Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Contents

Poole & District Electric Traction Co Ltd - Fleet History 1901-1905 Page 3 - Tram Fleet List 1901-1905 Page 4 Bournemouth Corporation Transport - Fleet History 1902-1969 Page 6 - Tram Fleet List 1902-1936 Page 13 - Trolleybus Fleet List 1933-1969 Page 26

Cover Illustration: On Christchurch Road towards the end of the tramway system, car No. 83, a 1914 UEC built bogie double-decker passes between Sunbeam MS2 trolleybuses No. 134 (BEL819), of 1935 and No. 73 (AEL401), of 1934, both with Park Royal H31/25D bodywork. (Alwyn Ladell collection).

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Poole & District Electric Traction Co Ltd 1901-1905

Despite Bournemouth's opposition to tramways, neighbouring Poole was not so reluctant. Authorised by the Poole & District Light Railway Order of 1899, the tramway was owned and operated by BET subsidiary the Poole & District Electric Traction Company.

As constructed the 3ft 6ins gauge line ran from Poole railway station through the town and Upper Parkstone to the town's boundary with Bournemouth at the County Gates (which also marked the border between Dorset and Hampshire), a distance of 3.75 miles and was single-track throughout. Services commenced on 6 April 1901.

The fleet consisted of 17 open-top double-deck cars built by Milnes, ERTCW and Brush, numbered 1-17 and liveried in Cambridge blue and white, operating from the depot on Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone.

The system was short-lived, however, and on 22 July 1905 Poole Corporation purchased the tramway and leased it to Bournemouth Corporation, who by this time were also operating trams, for 30 years. It was subsequently integrated with the Bournemouth system and the cars taken into the Bournemouth fleet, where they were re-numbered 55-71.

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Tram Fleet List 1901-1905

This listing is in the format – Year into service; Fleet No; Type; Trucks; Body; Seating.

1901

1-4 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E Milnes 26/22 5-11 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E ERTCW 26/22

Nos. 1-11 to Bournemouth Corporation 7/1905 (re-numbered 55-65).

1902

12-17 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brush A Brush 26/22

Nos. 12-17 to Bournemouth Corporation 7/1905 (re-numbered 66-71).

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Outside the depot on Ashley Road is Poole & District car No. 4, a Milnes built open-top double-decker dating from 1901. (Tramways & Light Railway Society). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

In 1881 the Bournemouth, Poole and District Light Railways (Electric) Company, a subsidiary of the Provincial Tramways Company, had proposed a tramway route linking the East (later Central) Station in Bournemouth with Poole, but this was turned down. The British Electric Traction Company [BET] also had proposals for numerous tramways in Bournemouth but were opposed by Bournemouth Council. Following the granting of the Poole & District Light Railway Order to the BET in 1899, the BET again applied for powers to construct and run services in the Bournemouth area. The BET wanted to extend the tramway through Bournemouth and Christchurch but this was opposed by Bournemouth Corporation who applied for a Tramways Act to construct tramways in the borough themselves. A series of legal battles ended with the BET agreeing to sell all their tramway interests in the area. Poole Corporation bought the tramway interests in Poole, including the depot at Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone which it leased to Bournemouth Corporation in 1905 for 30 years. Bournemouth by this time had come to realise that there was a need for this form of transport in the town, and had constructed it’s own tramway system.

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Constructed under the Bournemouth Corporation Tramways Act of 1901, the 3ft 6ins gauge overhead electric tramway opened on 23 July 1902 when the first section from Lansdowne in the town centre along Christchurch Road to Warwick Road, Pokesdown was completed. On 17 October 1905 this line was extended to Christchurch, via Seabourne Road, Belle Vue Road and Stour Road. On 16 October 1902 the line from Lansdowne to Boscombe via Holdenhurst Road and Ashley Road opened; on 18 December 1902 the section from Lansdowne to County Gates via the Square became operational; Richmond Hill to Capstone Road opened on 22 December 1902 (extended to the Square in 1903); the Lansdowne to Cemetery Junction opened on 3 January 1903; on 17 January 1903 the section from Cemetery Junction to Winton opened (extended to Moordown on 22 January 1903); on 16 April 1903 the section from The Square to Holdenhurst Road was completed and finally on 3 August 1906 the Pottery Junction to Poole Park via Lower Parkstone section in Poole opened for traffic completing the system. As in some other seaside resorts the use of overhead wires through the town was avoided and the section from the Lansdowne along Old Christchurch Road through the Square to St Michael's Church, Poole Hill was laid with a conduit supply which was in use until 12 May 1911 when it was switched to overhead wires.

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The fleet (apart from 1 single-deck car) consisted of open-top double-deck cars, both of 4-wheel and bogie construction, liveried in chocolate and primrose. Although originally mainly single-track, much of the system was double-tracked after Word War I but, on 5 January 1929, when the Lower Parkstone route in Poole was closed due to the deterioration of the track and replaced by the buses of Hants & Dorset Motor Services, the end of the system was in sight. Following a fact-finding visit to Wolverhampton in early 1933 the Council gave the go-ahead to construct an experimental route between Bournemouth Square and County Gates, Westbourne. This involved erecting additional wiring paralleling the tram route, which continued to operate, and the hire of four prototype trolleybuses. These were garaged at the Southcote Road tram depot. To get between the depot and the Square one trolley boom was placed on the single positive tram wire and a ‘skate’ was positioned in the groove of the tram rail to provide the negative contact. The four hired vehicles enabled the Corporation to compare and test different vehicles over the same route. Although level for most of its length, the route included the second steepest incline on the tramway system between the Square and the top of Poole Hill. Each end of the route posed no problems with turning the vehicles - the trolleybuses simply

Page 8 Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969 turned around the tramway loading island in the centre of Bournemouth Square and followed the one-way tramway loop at Westbourne. The service was a huge success, running and maintenance costs were lower than the trams, the public liked them, and it was announced on 3 October 1933 that the trolleybuses would be retained on this service and that all the tram routes would be converted to trolleybus operation over a 3 year period. On 22 June 1934 trolleybuses replaced all the trams on the Square to Westbourne route, which was extended on the same day to serve Ashley Road and Queen's Park Pavilion. The standard Bournemouth trolleybus became the six-wheel Sunbeam MS2 with rear open platform entrance, front and rear staircases, and front exit equipped with folding doors and seating 56. Over the next few years more of the tram routes were converted to trolleybus operation except for the Bournemouth to Poole section which had been leased to Bournemouth for 30 years by Poole Corporation. The lease was not renewed and when the tramway was closed on 7 June 1935, it was replaced by the buses of Hants & Dorset Motor Services, who operated the service between Poole and Bournemouth Square. After the opening of the Bournemouth Square to Christchurch route on the 8 April 1936, tram services ceased. Tram number 115 was the last tram to run from Bournemouth to Christchurch carrying the Mayors of the two towns along with other officials. At Tuckton Bridge, the borough boundary, the

Page 9 Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969 official party boarded the first passenger carrying trolleybus to run into Christchurch. Trolleybus extensions well beyond the erstwhile tramway network continued until the outbreak of the Second World War by which time the system was serving Winton and the northwestern suburbs of Ensbury Park, Talbot Village and Wallisdown, and provided a circular service along Castle Lane between Charminster and Moordown. The trolleybus system extended over 33 route miles served by 16 different services and was proving a major financial success. Following the end of World War II, Bournemouth re-established its policy of converting trunk motorbus services to trolleybus operation. Between 1947 and 1951 new routes were constructed from Fisherman’s Walk to Tuckton Bridge, from Bath Road to Bournemouth Pier and thence to Bournemouth Square, and along the entire length of Castle Lane between Broadway and Iford. The system reached its maximum extent of more than 39 route miles with 18 separate services provided by 127 trolleybuses. Although the trolleybuses remained highly remunerative, throughout the 1950’s passenger figures declined as local residents bought private cars and, with the coming of television, ventured out less in the evenings, whilst holidaymakers began to make their first exploratory trips abroad. There was still much debate about route extensions into the suburbs of Kinson, Northbourne and West Howe, and conversion of the trunk motorbus

Page 10 Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969 service along Richmond Park Road. Legislative approval already existed for the majority of these plans but although the parliamentary powers continued to be renewed until 1961 nothing materialised. In 1958 three pre-war Sunbeam MS2 trolleybuses were converted into open-top layout by removing the upper-deck structure above the base of the windows. The front staircase and exit were removed at the same time. These trolleybuses ran on a summer circular tour of the town and, numbered 200-202, introduced a new fleet numbering system. The continuing fall in passenger loadings, plans to construct a town centre by-pass and the end of trolleybus equipment and rolling stock manufacture in Britain forced the Council to carefully evaluate the system’s future. In March 1963 the Council decided on a progressive run-down in operations estimated to take 10-15 years. In September 1963 the link between Cemetery Junction and Holdenhurst Road was closed and some services rationalised. Following the closure of Southcote Road Depot in June 1965, the trunk trolleybus service from Westbourne to Boscombe, comprising the original experimental route, was turned over to the motorbus on 13 September 1965. All the remaining trolleybus services to the north of the town, reached by way of Richmond Hill, were replaced by motorbuses on 25 September 1966. The busy routes through Boscombe to Iford, Tuckton Bridge and Christchurch continued until 20 April 1969 when the last trolleybus, No.

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301, conveying civic dignitaries and invited guests, brought up the rear of a ceremonial procession from Christchurch to Bournemouth’s Castle Lane Depot and the trolleybus era was over.

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Tram Fleet List 1902-1936

This listing is in the format – Year into service; Fleet No; Type; Trucks; Body; Seating.

1902

1 Single-deck bogie Brill 22E Milnes 30 2-20 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E Milnes 32/30 21-38 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Peckham Cantilever Milnes 22/20

No. 1 was for private hire etc, originally with wicker armchair seating; converted to conventional longitudinal mahogany seating (30) for service in 1920. Nos. 2-20 re-seated to 36/30 c.1921 Withdrawn 1934-1935 (1-38).

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Bournemouth’s only single-deck car was No. 1, seen here when new. The backs of the wicker chairs are clearly visible in this photograph. It was later converted to normal seating for use in service. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Bournemouth No. 6, a 1902 double-deck bogie car built by Milnes pictured entering Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. (Alwyn Ladell collection/Bournemouth Art Gallery & Museums). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Car 31 was one of the first batch of 4-wheel cars purchased in 1902. Built by Milnes on Peckham Cantilever trucks it seated 42 and lasted until the end of the system. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1903

39-48 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Peckham Cantilever Milnes 22/20

Withdrawn 1934-1935 (39-48).

1904

49-54 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E Milnes 32/30

Nos. 49-54 re-seated to 36/30 in 1921. Withdrawn 1934-1935 (49-54).

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Car 40 seen here on Wimborne Road at the Cemetery Junction, was a 1903 4-wheel double-deck car built by Milnes and seating 42. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 54 was one of six Milnes-built bogie cars on Brill 22E trucks purchased in 1904. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1905

55-58 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E Milnes 26/22 59-65 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brill 21E ERTCW 26/22 66-71 Double-deck open-top 4-wheel Brush A Brush 26/22

Nos. 55-71 ex-Poole & District Electric Traction Co (Nos. 1-17; new 1901 [1-11] or 1902 [12-17]); No. 55 transferred to ancilliary fleet as rail grinder in 1921; No. 71 re-numbered 82 in 1908. Withdrawn 1921 (55), 1926 (56-70, 71[82]).

1907

72-81 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E Brush 32/30

Nos. 72-81 re-seated to 36/30 c.1921; No. 72 re-numbered 71 in 1908. Withdrawn 1934-1935 (72[71], 73-81).

1914

83-92 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E UEC 32/30

Nos. 83-92 rebuilt with vestibules and re-seated to 36/30 c.1921 Withdrawn 1935-1936 (83-92).

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This view of No. 79 dates from around 1932 with the Bournemouth Echo offices under construction in the background. It was a 1907 Brush-built bogie car on Brill trucks. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Car 85 was a 1914 bogie car built by the United Electric Car Company. The vestibule was added c.1921. This car survives today in preservation. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1921

93-112 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E Brush 38/30

Nos. 93-112 vestibuled from new. Withdrawn 1935-1936 (93-112).

1926

113-132 Double-deck open-top bogie Brill 22E Brush 38/30

Nos. 113-132 vestibuled from new. Withdrawn 1935-1936 (113-132).

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Car 108 in Christchurch Road, Boscombe East was a 1921 Brush built open-top bogie double-decker that was vestibuled as shown from new. (Alwyn Ladell collection/Bournemouth Art Gallery & Museums). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

The final batch of trams delivered in 1926 included No. 121, a Brush built double-deck bogie car, seen here travelling along Church Street. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Trolleybus Fleet List 1933-1969

This listing is in the format – Year into service; Fleet No; Reg. No; Chassis; Chassis No; Body; Seating.

1933

68 LJ7701 Sunbeam MS2 12007 Weymann H32/28R 69 LJ7702 AEC 663T 663T003 English Electric H32/28R 70 LJ7703 AEC 661T 661T007 English Electric H26/24R 71 LJ7704 Thornycroft BD 22960 Brush B32C

No. 68 ex-Sunbeam Motor Co demonstrator (new 1933); rebuilt to H31/25D in 1936. Nos. 69-70 ex-AEC demonstrators; new 1930[69] or 1932 [70]; rebuilt to H28/24D [69] and H24/22D [70] in 1934; converted to petrol buses with AEC engines in 1936. No. 71 ex-Thornycroft demonstrator (new 1933) registered CG4313; re-registered as shown 1933 for Bournemouth. Withdrawn 1941 (71), 1950 (69-70), 1951 (68).

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No. 68 (LJ7701) was a 1933 Sunbeam MS2 originally on loan for evaluation but subsequently purchased and formed the basis of the standard Bournemouth trolleybus. It was later rebuilt to H31/25D in line with other trolleybuses. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 69 (LJ7702) was a six-wheeled AEC 663T with English Electric bodywork and dummy radiator. It was converted to a petrol-engined bus in 1936 and withdrawn in 1950. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 71 (LJ7704) was the fourth of the quartet loaned for evaluation. It was a Thornycroft BD with Brush 32-seat bodywork. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1934

72-74 AEL400-02 Sunbeam MS2 12031/2/4 Park Royal H31/25D 75-77 AEL403-05 Sunbeam MS2 12036/8/75 Park Royal H31/25D 78-79 AEL406-07 Sunbeam MS2 12030S/33S English Electric H31/25D 80-81 AEL408-09 Sunbeam MS2 12035S/39S English Electric H31/25D 82-83 AEL410-11 Sunbeam MS2 12040S-41S English Electric H31/25D 84-89 ALJ60-65 Sunbeam MS2 12047S-52S Park Royal H31/25D

Nos. 84-86, 88 re-numbered 205-208 respectively in 1959. Withdrawn 1951 (74, 78), 1952 (75-77, 79), 1953 (72-73). 1954 (80), 1955 (81-82), 1957 (83, 89), 1958 (87), 1962 (86[207]), 1963 (84-85[205-206], 88[208]).

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No. 72 (AEL400) was numerically the first of the 1934 delivery of Sunbeam MS2’s. It had Park Royal H31/25D bodywork with the characteristic twin entrance/exit and dual staircases favoured by Bournemouth. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 86 (ALJ62) was a Sunbeam MS2/Park Royal combination, with slight differences in body style from the other 1934 deliveries. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1935

90-95 ALJ964-69 Sunbeam MS2 12053T-58T Park Royal H31/25D 96-125 ALJ970-99 Sunbeam MS2 12065T-94T Park Royal H31/25D 126-37 BEL811-22 Sunbeam MS2 12095T-106T Park Royal H31/25D

Nos. 90, 93, 97, 99, 101, 105, 106, 117, 119, 121, 129, 130, 131, 132, 137 re-numbered 209-223 respectively in 1958 (90) or 1959 (remainder); *Nos. 130[220], 137[223] did not carry new fleet number. No. 112 rebuilt to O40/29R in 7/1958 and re-numbered 202; withdrawn 9/1963 but re-instated 5/65 for enthusiasts tours. Nos. 92, 96, 106, 112, 135, 136 reconditioned by Reading, Portsmouth in 1950. Withdrawn 1951 (94, 98, 102-104, 107-108, 110, 113, 120, 124, 126, 133), 1955 (111, 127-128), 1956 (114), 1957 (109), 1958 (91-92, 118, 123, 130[220*], 134-135), 1959 (95-96, 100, 115-116, 122, 125, 136, 137[223*]), 1960 (90[209], 119[217], 121[218]), 1962 (97[211], 129[220], 131-132[221-222]), 1963 (93[210], 99[212], 101[213], 105-106[214-215], 117[216]), 1965 (112[202]).

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No. 134 (BEL819) was another Sunbeam MS2 with Park Royal H31/25D bodywork, again with bodywork differences. The front upper saloon drop-down windows must have been unpopular in winter! (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1936

138-149 BEL823-34 Sunbeam MS2 12107T-18T Park Royal H31/25D 150-173 BRU1-24 Sunbeam MS2 12119T-42T Park Royal H31/25D

Nos. 141, 144, 147, 152, 159, 162, 163, 167, 168, 170 re-numbered 224-233 respectively in 1959; *No. 152 did not carry its new fleet number. Nos. 157, 160 rebuilt to O40/29R in 1958 and re-numbered 200, 201 respectively. Nos. 139, 148, 167, 173 re-conditioned by Reading, Portsmouth in 1950, 1950, 1951, 1951 respectively. Withdrawn 1951 (151, 169), 1956 (138, 148, 153), 1957 (150, 154, 164, 166, 173), 1958 (140, 142, 145-146, 152[*227], 155, 158), 1959 (139, 143, 149, 156, 161, 165, 171-172), 1960 (144[225], 159[228], 167[231]), 1961 (147[226]), 1962 (141[224], 162-163[229-230], 168[232], 170[233]), 1964 (157[200], 160[201]).

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No. 152 (BRU3) was a 1936 Sunbeam MS2 with Park Royal H31/25D bodywork. It was re-numbered 227 in the 1959 re-numbering scheme but had already been withdrawn and did not carry it. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1950

200-214 KLJ334-48 BUT 9641T 9641T426-40 Weymann H31/25D 215-217 KLJ349-51 BUT 9641T 9641T447/42-43 Weymann H31/25D 219 KLJ353 BUT 9641T 9641T445 Weymann H31/25D

Nos. 200-209 re-numbered 234-243 respectively in 1958; front staircase removed between 11/1962 and 6/1963 and re-seated to H39/29D. Nos. 210-217 re-numbered 244-251 respectively in 1958 (210-211) or 1959 (212-217). No. 219 re-numbered 253 in 1959. Withdrawn 1965 (211[245], 213-216[247-250]), 1966 (200-210[234-244], 212[246], 217[251], 219[253]).

1951

218 KLJ352 BUT 9641T 9641T444 Weymann H31/25D 220-223 KLJ354-57 BUT 9641T 9641T446/41/48-49 Weymann H31/25D

Nos. 218, 220-223 re-numbered 252, 254-257 respectively in 1959. Withdrawn 1965 (218[252], 220-223[254-257]).

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The characteristic downward band on the Weymann-bodied BUT 9611T’s is seen here on No. 206 (KLJ340) of 1950 as it passes Weymann-bodied Leyland PD2/3 No. 230 (KEL116), new in the same year. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1958

258-259 WRU258-59 Sunbeam MF2B STB80157-58 Weymann H34/25D 260 WRU260 Sunbeam MF2B STB80159 Weymann H35/25D 261-265 WRU261-65 Sunbeam MF2B STB80160-64 Weymann H34/28D 266-269 WRU266-69 Sunbeam MF2B STB80165-68 Weymann H35/28D

Nos. 258-259, 261-265 re-seated to H35/28D in 1958. Withdrawn 1966 (258-268), 1968 (269).

1959

270-277 WRU270-77 Sunbeam MF2B STB80169-76 Weymann H35/28D 278-287 YLJ278-87 Sunbeam MF2B STB80177-86 Weymann H35/28D 288-291 HUF45-48 BUT 9611T 9611T027-30 Weymann H30/26R 292-294 DNJ992-94 BUT 9611T 9611T047-49 Weymann H30/26R

Nos. 288-291 ex-Brighton Corporation (Nos. 45-48; new 1948). Nos. 292-294 ex-Brighton, Hove & District (Nos. 391-393; new 1948). Withdrawn 1965 (288-294), 1968 (281), 1969 (270-280, 282-287).

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No. 263 (WRU263) was one of the first intake of the Sunbeam MF2B with forward entrance and Weymann 62-seat bodywork delivered in 1958. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 279 (YLJ279), a 1959 Sunbeam MF2B with Weymann 63-seat bodywork, showing the modern front entrance style of these vehicles, although still retaining the open rear platform. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 290 (HUF47) was a 1948 BUT 9611T with Weymann 56-seat bodywork that was acquired from Brighton Corporation in 1959. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

No. 294 (DNJ994) was another Weymann-bodied BUT 9611T acquired second-hand from Brighton, Hove & District. (Alwyn Ladell collection). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

1962

295-298 295-298LJ Sunbeam MF2B TFD80195-98 Weymann H37/28D 299-303 299-303LJ Sunbeam MF2B TFD80200-04 Weymann H37/28D

Withdrawn 1969 (295-303).

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Preserved trolleybus No. 297 (297LJ) represents the last batch of trolleybuses delivered to Bournemouth in 1962 and now resides at Sandtoft. It is a Sunbeam MF2B with Weymann 65-seat bodywork. (Paul Haywood). Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1902-1969

Additional information, corrections and photographs are always welcome. Our general email address is: [email protected]

In producing this booklet reference has been made to the following sources: Directory of British Tramways, Keith Turner, Patrick Stephens, 1996; Bournemouth’s Trams & Trolleybuses; Western Power Electricity Historical Society (www.wpehs.org.uk); Roy Anderson/David Bowler; Fleet History PK20, PSV Circle, 2016.

Photographs courtesy Alwyn Ladell collection, Tramways and Light Railway Society, Paul Haywood.

Series Editor: Peter Gould ([email protected])

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