How 'Trolleybuses' powered by overhead cables provided Britain's first pollution-free public transport more than a century ago

[sriamerican]

• They first appeared on Britain's streets in Bradford and Leeds in 1911 and were known as trackless trolleys
• In 1940, London's trolleybus network was world's largest, boasting 1,764 vehicles operating over 225 miles
• In March 1972, trolleybuses finally succumbed to car ownership and disappeared from UK roads for good

 

[Walter White]

Bumpi!!

 

[imhotep]

Have heard that we had Electric Trams similar to this in Colombo too... a long time ago....

 

[windows_ubuntu]

There were buses called "Gyro buses". Same Tram principal was used in urban areas by those buses. More than that there was a mechanical battery inside to travel in rural roads.

 

[hodakolla]

BUMPER