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The Birmingham trolleybus system once served the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Opened on 27 November 1922 (1922-11-27), it supplemented Birmingham's original tramway network.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Birmingham system was a medium-sized one, even though Birmingham was then, and still is, the most populous British city outside London. With a total of only five routes, and a maximum fleet of 78 trolleybuses, it was closed relatively early, on 30 June 1951 (1951-06-30).

None of the former Birmingham trolleybuses is recorded as having survived.

See also

• History of Birmingham
• Transport in Birmingham
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom

References

Notes

1. ^ Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 26–28, 159. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
2. ^ Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society website. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
3. Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society website. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

Further reading

• Collins, Paul (1999). Birmingham Corporation Transport, 1904-39. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2627-0.
• Collins, Paul (1999). Birmingham Corporation Transport, 1939-69. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2656-4.
• Harvey, David (2005). Birmingham: In the Age of the Trolleybus. Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-202-6.
• Harvey, David (2007). Birmingham Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-19-2.
• Hitches, Mike (1999). Birmingham Transport (Sutton's Photographic History of Transport). Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-1670-2.
• Mayou, Archie (1982). Birmingham Corporation Trams and Trolleybuses. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Senior Publications. ISBN 0-903839-83-0.
• Turner, Keith (1998). Birmingham Transport (Archive Photographs: Images of England). Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1554-9.
• York, F W (1971). The Trolleybuses of Birmingham. Reading, Berkshire, UK: British Trolleybus Society. ISBN 0-901792-01-2.

External links

• SCT'61 website - photos and descriptions of early Birmingham motorbuses
• National Trolleybus Archive
• British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
• National Trolleybus Association, based in London

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