Trolleybuses in Manchester

The trolleybus system in Manchester, England, opened on 1 March 1938 (1938-03-01),^[1][2] and gradually replaced certain routes of the Manchester tramway network.^[3] Manchester was a belated convert to trolleybuses having already started a programme of tram to diesel bus conversion in the mid-1930s and this, overall, continued to be the preferred option for tram conversion that was completed in 1949.^[4]

Manchester trolleybus system
A Manchester trolleybus departing from the Stevenson Square terminus, 30 December 1966, the day before the final service.
Operation
Locale	Manchester, England
Open	1 March 1938 (1938-03-01)
Close	31 December 1966 (1966-12-31)
Status	Closed
Routes	9
Operator(s)	Manchester Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Stock	189 (maximum)

By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Manchester system was a large one, with a total of 9 routes, and a maximum fleet of 189 trolleybuses.^[2] It closed on 31 December 1966 (1966-12-31).^[2][5]

Manchester's trolleybuses were also on certain routes jointly operated with the Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybus system, between 1925 and 1966.^[1]

Two former Manchester trolleybuses are preserved, one at the Greater Manchester Transport Museum, Cheetham Hill, and another at the Trolleybus Museum in Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.^[6]

See also

• Transport portal
• Greater Manchester portal

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