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Trolleybus system in Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney trolleybus systems
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Locale
| Sydney
,
New South Wales
, Australia
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Eastern Suburbs era: 1934
(
1934
)
?1948
(
1948
)
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Status
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Closed
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Routes
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1
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Depot(s)
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Rushcutters Bay
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Stock
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5
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Kogarah era: 1937
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1937
)
?1959
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1959
)
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Status
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Closed
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Routes
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1
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Depot(s)
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Ritchie Street,
Sans Souci
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Stock
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21
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The
Sydney trolleybus system
in
New South Wales
consisted of two unconnected lines in the
Eastern Suburbs
and
St George
areas of
Sydney
.
History
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Trolleybus no 2 in January 1934
Opening of the Kogarah network on 3 July 1937
The first of these opened on 22 January 1934 when route 3 from Wylde Street,
Potts Point
to
Town Hall station
via
Kings Cross
and
William Street
. The route was temporarily converted to motor bus operation on 11 April 1948 while
Liverpool Street
was rebuilt. It was later decided not to reinstate the service.
[1]
[2]
On 3 July 1937, the second line opened from
Rockdale station
to
Sans Souci
via
Kogarah station
, Rocky Point Road and
Dolls Point
replacing the
Kogarah to Sans Souci steam tramway
. It closed on 29 August 1959.
[1]
Services
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Sydney's trolleybus routes were as follows:
Fleet
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For the commencement of operations in the Eastern Suburbs, two single deck three-axle
AEC 663Ts
were purchased.
[2]
[3]
One was bodied by
Park Royal
,
London
and the other by H McKenzie of
White Bay
. They were later joined by three
AEC 761T
double deck vehicles, one bodied by Park Royal and two locally by Syd Wood. For the commencement of the Kogarah services, 11
Leyland
TTB4 and 10
AEC 664T
double deck three-axle buses were bodied by
Ritchie Brothers
,
Auburn
.
[1]
[4]
After the Eastern Suburbs line, the four surviving buses were transferred to Sans-Souci.
Image
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Fleet numbers
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Quantity
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Chassis
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Body
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Configuration
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In service
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1
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1
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AEC 663T
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Park Royal
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Three axle, single deck
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1934-1956
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2?3
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2
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AEC 663T
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H McKenzie
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Three axle, single deck
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1934-1956
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3
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1
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AEC 761T
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Park Royal
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Two axle, double deck
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1934-1948
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4-5
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2
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AEC 761T
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Syd Wood
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Two axle, double deck
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1936/37-1956
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6-16
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11
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Leyland
TTB4
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Ritchie Brothers
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Three axle, double deck
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1937-1959
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17-26
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10
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AEC 664T
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Ritchie Brothers
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Three axle, double deck
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1937-1959
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Depots
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The Eastern Suburbs buses were based at
Rushcutters Bay Tram Depot
with a turntable installed. The Kogarah services were based at the former Ritchie Street tram depot in
Sans Souci
. After the trolleybuses ceased in 1959, it was used by the
New South Wales Police
as a storage area for recovered stolen vehicles before passing to the
Housing Commission
.
[1]
Legacy
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The
Powerhouse Museum
has AEC 663T trolleybus number 1 in its collection
[2]
while the
Sydney Tramway Museum
has AEC 664T number 19.
[5]
References
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Further reading
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- Jones, David (2000).
Australian Trolley Buses: the trolley buses that once served Australian cities
. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications.
ISBN
0-473-07118-5
.
- MacCowan, Ian (1988).
The Sydney trolley buses: a pictorial and detailed history of Sydney's two trolley bus systems
. Oakleigh, Vic: I A MacCowan.
ISBN
0-473-07118-5
.
- Patton, Brian (2004).
Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: beyond the British Isles
. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon.
ISBN
978-1-874422-50-1
.
- Simpson, Margaret (2004).
On the Move: A History of Transport in Australia
. Sydney: Powerhouse Publishing.
ISBN
978-1-86317-101-4
.
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