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The South Shields trolleybus system once served the
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. Opened on , it gradually replaced the South Shields Corporation Tramways. By the standards of the various now defunct
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, the South Shields system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 11 routes, and a maximum fleet of 61 trolleybuses. It was closed on . One of the former South Shields trolleybuses is now preserved, at
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See also

* History of South Shields * Public transport in South Shields * Transport in Tyne and Wear * List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom


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External links


SCT'61 website
- photos and descriptions of a South Shields trolleybus and early motorbuses
National Trolleybus ArchiveBritish Trolleybus Society
based in Reading
National Trolleybus Association
based in London Transport in Tyne and Wear
South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...
South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...
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