Trolleybuses in South Shields

The South Shields trolleybus system once served the town of South Shields, then in County Durham, but now in Tyne and Wear, England. Opened on 12 October 1936 (1936-10-12),^[1] it gradually replaced the South Shields Corporation Tramways.

South Shields trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	South Shields, County Durham, England
Open	12 October 1936 (1936-10-12)
Close	29 April 1964 (1964-04-29)
Status	Closed
Routes	11
Operator(s)	South Shields Corporation Transport
Infrastructure
Electrification	V DC parallel overhead lines
Stock	61 (maximum)

By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the South Shields system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 11 routes, and a maximum fleet of 61 trolleybuses.^[1] It was closed on 29 April 1964 (1964-04-29).^[1]

One of the former South Shields trolleybuses is now preserved, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.^[2]

See also

• Transport portal
• North East England portal

• History of South Shields
• Transport in South Shields
• Transport in Tyne and Wear
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom