The Ramsbottom trolleybus system once served the town of
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872.
Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, northwest of Bury, a ...
, then in
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, but now in
Greater Manchester
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,
England
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.
History
Opened on ,
[ the Ramsbottom system was unusual in being a completely new one that was not replacing any previously operating ]tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
way network. It was closed relatively early, on ,[ though it was largely replaced by motor buses on a faster timetable from 14 January 1929.]
Services
By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
systems in the United Kingdom
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, the Ramsbottom system was very small, with only one route,[ from Holcombe Brook railway station to ]Edenfield
Edenfield is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Lying on the River Irwell, it is around north of Ramsbottom, south of Rawtenstall, and west of Norden, and has a total population of 2,080, reducing to 2,053 at th ...
, with a short branch from Market Place in Ramsbottom to Ramsbottom railway station, which closed on 5 October 1914.
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Fleet
The system had a maximum fleet of only seven trolleybuses.[
None of the former Ramsbottom trolleybuses is recorded as having survived.][
]
See also
* History of Ramsbottom
* Transport in Ramsbottom
*List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom by Home Nation
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References
Notes
Further reading
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External links
1913-1969 history of public transport in Ramsbottom with fleet listsNational Trolleybus ArchiveBritish Trolleybus Society
based in Reading.
National Trolleybus Association
based in London.
Ramsbottom Heritage Society 3 trolleybus photosFlickr photo - 1913 trolleybus at Woodcock Inn
Bus transport in Greater Manchester
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872.
Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, northwest of Bury, a ...
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872.
Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, northwest of Bury, a ...
Ramsbottom
History of transport in Greater Manchester
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