Trolleybuses in Dunedin
Trolleybuses in Dunedin | |
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![]() Preserved New Zealand Motor Bodies BUT RETB/1 trolleybus in November 2016 | |
Operation | |
Locale | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Open | 24 February 1950 |
Close | 31 March 1982 |
Routes | 14 |
Operator(s) | Dunedin City Transport Department |
Trolleybuses in Dunedin were part of the Dunedin public transport system from 1950 until 1982.
History[]
Trolleybuses commenced operating in Dunedin on 24 February 1950 from Bond Street in the central business district to Opoho.[1] By 1958 trolleybuses had replaced all of the city's trams operating on 14 routes. It was progressively closed from 1969, with the final route closing in July 1979. However the 1979 oil crisis resulted in part of the network being reopened the next month. It closed again in March 1982.[2][3][4]
Vehicles[]
The fleet comprised 79 BUT RETB/1s built between 1950 and 1962.[3][4] One is preserved at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and two by the Tramway Historical Society.[5][6]
Fleet numbers | Quantity | Chassis | Body |
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1–55 | 55 | BUT RETB/1 | New Zealand Motor Bodies |
56-79 | 24 | BUT RETB/1 | Transport Department |
References[]
- ^ Dunedin Electric Traction January 1952 page 3
- ^ From across the Tasman Trolley Wire issue 200 June 1982 page 31
- ^ a b McNicol, Steve (1989). New Zealand Trolleybus Selections. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac Publications. pp. 7–10. ISBN 0-949817-68-6.
- ^ a b McCrystal, John (2007). On the Buses in New Zealand. Oriental Bay: Grantham House Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-86934-101-5.
- ^ Dunedin No 5 Tramway Historical Society
- ^ Dunedin No 79 Tramway Historical Society
Categories:
- Defunct trolleybus systems by city
- Transport in Dunedin
- Trolleybus transport in New Zealand
- 1950 establishments in New Zealand
- 1982 disestablishments in New Zealand