The solution that was conjured up, and eventually implemented, was the now-infamous trolleybus network. However, the implementation period was not an instant operation. The first route was converted ...

The bus will be alongside one of the latest models to mark the 50th anniversary of the British Trolleybus Society (BTS), which was formed in Reading. Reading Transport chief executive James Freeman ...

Dave Hall from Reading was fascinated by Reading's trolleybuses as a boy - he even used to pretend to be one. Photo courtesy of Dave Hall/Old Reading.

[Note: many of these books are now out of print. Select libraries may have copies of them.] A Chesterfield Tramscape. Barry Marsden. Bindgley, West Yorkshire: Ryestone Publications. Trams and ...

David Bowler says research into the subject has become a 'major labour of love' since he first visited the town A former visitor to Pontypridd who has lived abroad for almost 40 years has written a ...

There was a strong case for backing the trolleybus in 1954, economic factors were particularly significant, with trolleybuses highly profitable despite a fall off in passenger numbers. (Trolleys cost ...