• Source: Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne

The Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybus system once served the market town of Ashton-under-Lyne, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, north west England.
Opened on 26 February 1925 (1925-02-26), the Ashton system gradually replaced the Ashton-under-Lyne tramway network. By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, it was a small one, with a total of only five routes, and a maximum fleet of 19 trolleybuses. It was closed on 31 December 1966 (1966-12-31).
The Ashton trolleybus system also served the city of Manchester.
Two of the former Ashton system trolleybuses are now preserved. One of them is at the Greater Manchester Transport Museum in Cheetham, Manchester, and the other one is based at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville, Suffolk.




See also



History of Manchester
Transport in Manchester
List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom




References






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= Further reading

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Booth, Gavin (2007). Bus Operators 1970: North West England and Yorkshire. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3202-6.
Eyre, D M (1967). Manchester's Trolleybuses. Manchester, UK.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Eyre, Michael; Heaps, Chris; Townsin, Alan (1989). The Manchester Bus. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Transport Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86317-151-6.
Eyre, Mike; Heaps, Chris (2008). The Manchester Trolleybus. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3245-3.
Lockwood, Stephen (2010). Manchester & Ashton Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-73-4.
Rowe, Bob (2006). Ashton & Manchester's Trolleybuses. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Venture Publications. ISBN 978-1-905304-13-4.




External links


SCT'61 website - photos and descriptions of Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybuses and early motorbuses
National Trolleybus Archive
British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
National Trolleybus Association, based in London

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• Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
• Ashton-under-Lyne tramway network
• Trolleybuses in Oldham
• East Anglia Transport Museum
• Trolleybuses in Manchester
• The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
• Trolleybuses in Reading
• Manchester Metrolink
• Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester