Nottingham Picture Gallery
Service introduced on 10 April 1927 - Ceased on 30 June 1966
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With many thanks to
"Andy Nicholson" <apnicholson@yahoo.co.uk>,
"Tony Blackman" <blackmantwells@tiscali.co.uk>,
"Paul Atchinson" <atchinson1@ntlworld.com> and
"Ed" <yoyoisnow@gmail.com>
for caption information
From: "Richard Lomas" <richard2@rlomas.fslife.co.uk>
The new tram line does not use the same streets as the trolleybuses very often.
The terminus at Station Street is on a former railway viaduct and the line then runs onto Fletcher Gate before turning
left into Victoria Street and South Parade. Trolleybuses operated in one direction only along Victoria Street and South
Parade. The tram turns right into Old Market Square where the trolleybuses to Trent Bridge used to load before going up
Market Street which was wired for trolleybuses but not used for regular service.
The tram crosses Upper Parliament Street at right angles and then for outward journeys does not use any former trolleybus
streets other than crossing Radford Road. Inward journeys run along Radford Road which was used by both trolleybuses
and first generation trams.
Looking at your pictures 3 and 27 are taken at Bulwell Hall Estate terminus. The trams run on the railway line in the
background which can be identified by the telephone poles. In picture 43 the trolleybus is turning left from South
Parade where the trams now turn right.
From: "A Staton" <astaton@blueyonder.co.uk>
I was fascinated to see your fantastic pictures of Nottingham's
trolleybuses. As a child growing up in Nottingham in the 60s, I absolutely loved them and would badger my mother to
death to let us wait for the 36 to go down into town from the top of Mansfield Road rather than get the motor bus.
I have a video of Nottingham trolleybuses [I don't know if it's the only one that exists; but it's the only one I've got]
and I was hoping from your pictures to identify a scene in this video that, for the life of me, I cannot identify. But
it was to no avail: the pictures didn't help. It's of a bus turning at a roundabout and [apparently] going back the way
it came. There's a brief glimpse of a directional road sign that reads, I think "A453" . The bus has a
40-something destination route number. This scene has been driving me mad for years!
From: "Tony Blackman" <blackmantwells@tiscali.co.uk>
It's good to see the photos - I have a few [not many] taken in the last few months in April-July 1966 - some of which were used in my article that appeared recently in the July-August 2006 issue of "Vintage Roadscene".
From: "David Bingham" <david.bingham@dsl.pipex.com>
I am recently retired and have started putting my life down on paper for later generations.
I was brought up by my grandparents at Epperstone and from age 7 went to my aunts in Radford for weekends, Friday to Monday.
This was from 1950 to 1960.
By 8 years I would travel by Barton's bus to Huntingdon Street and then catch a 69 trolleybus outside the Palais which took me to Radford, opposite
the cinema. I am afraid memory must play tricks because on the lists of trolleybus routes I cannot find one with this number nor one covering this route.
Could you possibly help with information? And or a photograph of the trolleybus on the route.
I found your web site on Google, 'Top billing' and deservedly so.
From: "Roger Gaspar" <rgaspar@tinyworld.co.uk]>
Picture 52 brings back memories. The motor bus behind is a West Bridgford Urban District Council bus on route 21. I use to get on the 21 at Stamford Road, West Bridgford and change to the 43 trolleybus at Trent Bridge to travel on to the Henry Mellish Grammar School in Bulwell. Great to see these images. I must have travelled on that motor bus as WB only had two of that model as I recall. I can remember when they were taken into service although I couldn’t name the year. I was travelling to the Henry Mellish from September, 1958 until July, 1964. In September of 1964, I left Nottingham (with some regrets) for London.