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End of the trolley

The last trolley bus left Church Street for the Headland at 11.00 pm on Thursday April 2nd 1953 and was full for that memorable trip. The driver was Frank Burgon and the conductress Eileen Dixon.

By April 6th, council workmen were dismantling the overhead lines in Grange Road.

Gallery images

  • Taking down the lines
  • The last trolley