Trolleybuses in Darlington

The Darlington trolleybus system once served the town of Darlington, County Durham, England. Opened on 17 January 1926 (1926-01-17),^[1][2] it replaced the Darlington Corporation Light Railways tramway network.

Darlington trolleybus system
A rebodied former Darlington trolleybus working on the Bradford system, May 1970
Operation
Locale	Darlington, County Durham, England
Open	17 January 1926 (1926-01-17)
Close	31 July 1957 (1957-07-31)
Status	Closed
Routes	5
Operator(s)	Darlington Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Stock	66 (maximum)

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Darlington system was a moderately sized one, with a total of five routes, and a maximum fleet of 66 trolleybuses.^[2] It was closed relatively early, on 31 July 1957 (1957-07-31).^[1][2]

None of the former Darlington trolleybuses are recorded as having been preserved.^[3]

See also

• Transport portal
• North East England portal

• Transport in Darlington
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom