The Hobart trolleybus system operated in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 1935 until 1968.

History

The Hobart trolleybus system opened on 29 October 1935 when a route from the Hobart City Centre to South Hobart commenced replacing a tram. Starting at Hobart Town Hall in Argyle Street it travelled along Macquarie Street, Davey Street and Huon Road terminating at the intersection with Congress Street.[1][2][3][4]

On 14 October 1937, a second route began running to New Town station and in mid-1939 was extended to Cornelian Bay.[5] A further service to Cascades commenced on 24 August 1942, being extended along Strickland Avenue on 11 October 1948.[6] Further lines opened to Dynnyrne on 4 June 1945 and Sandy Bay on 7 December 1952.[7]

On 1 March 1955, operation of the network passed from the Hobart City Council to the Metropolitan Transport Trust. A final line opened to West Hobart on 23 February 1958.[1][4] At this stage the network, extended for 22 kilometres.[3][8] In February 1967, much of the Strickland Avenue route infrastructure and one bus was destroyed by fire.[9][10]

The Cornelian Bay line closed in 1959 with the rest of the network closing in stages in 1968.[1][2][3]

Services

Hobart's trolleybus routes were as follows:

Route Extension Opened Closed
Hobart City Centre - South Hobart 29 October 1935 22 November 1968
Hobart - New Town 14 October 1937 23 August 1968
New Town - Cornelian Bay 1939 30 March 1959
Hobart - Cascades 24 August 1942 22 November 1968
Cascades - Strickland Avenue 11 October 1948 22 November 1968
Hobart - Dynnyrne 4 June 1945 22 November 1968
Hobart - Sandy Bay 7 December 1952 11 October 1968
Hobart - West Hobart 23 February 1958 23 August 1968

Fleet

Operations commenced with a single Leyland TTB bodied by Hobart Municipal Tramways. A further four were acquired in 1937.[11][12] Between 1939 and 1946, 22 Leyland TB5s were purchased. Between 1950 and 1952, 36 BUT ETB/1s bodied by City Body Works were delivered with the five Leyland TTBs withdrawn in 1953.[13] In 1964, five second-hand BUT RETB/1s were purchased from Launceston.[1][2][14]

BUT ETB/1 no. 235 has been preserved by the Tasmanian Transport Museum.[15][16]

Image Fleet nos. Quantity Chassis Body Year Notes
25 1 Leyland TTB Hobart Municipal Tramways 1935 renumbered 65 in 1946
66-69 4 Leyland TTB Hobart Municipal Tramways 1937
70-91 22 Leyland TB5 Hobart Municipal Tramways 1939-1946 72 renumbered 92 in October 1958
201-236 36 BUT ETB/1 City Body Works 1950-1952 body frames manufactured by Commonwealth Engineering, Sydney
237-241 5 BUT RETB/1 JA Lawton & Sons 1950 ex Launceston 326-330

Depot

Initially housed at the city tram depot on the corner of Macquarie and Campbell Streets, in 1944 a trolleybuses depot opened on Collins Street. On 29 October 1954, a new depot opened on Davey Street.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cooper, Ian (1979). Trolley Buses of Tasmania. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. pp. 2–44. ISBN 0-909459-05-3.
  2. ^ a b c Lynas, Ian (1983). Buses & Trams of Australia's Government & Municipal Operators. p. 58. ISBN 0-9592580-0-0.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, David (2000). Australian Trolley Buses. City Tramway Publications. p. 10-14. ISBN 0 473 07118 5.
  4. ^ a b Cooper, Ian (2010). Tasmania's Trolley Buses. Rozelle: Transit Australia Publishing. pp. 17–115, 184–195. ISBN 978-0-909459-22-2.
  5. ^ Trolley Bus to New Town Hobart Mercury 8 October 1937 page 5
  6. ^ Trolley Bus Installations for Two Tasmanian Cities Truck & Bus Transportation December 1948 page 36
  7. ^ Hobart Trolleybus Extension Truck & Bus Transportation Decdember 1952 page 7
  8. ^ Tramways of Australia Electric Traction June 1960 page 6
  9. ^ Bushfire Damage to MTT Property in Hobart Green over Red April 1967 pages 6/7
  10. ^ Many trucks, buses gutted in Tasmanian bushfires Truck & Bus Transportation May 1967 page 92
  11. ^ Leylands for Australasia Railway Gazette 14 February 1936 page 304
  12. ^ Hobart's Trolley-Bus Trial Leads to First Fleet Order Truck & Bus Transportation December 1936 pages 10/11
  13. ^ 40 per cent of BUT output for overseas Commercial Motor 22 July 1949
  14. ^ Hobart & Launceston Electric Traction May 1964 page 3
  15. ^ Tasmanian Transport Museum Society Trolley Wire issue 205 April 1983 page 22
  16. ^ Trolley Bus 235 Tasmanian Transport Museum

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