Trolleybuses in Dunedin
{{Short description|Transport System}}
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{{Infobox trolleybus system
|name = Trolleybuses in Dunedin
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|image = Dunedin Trolley Bus (31166988040).jpg
|caption = Preserved New Zealand Motor Bodies BUT RETB/1 trolleybus in November 2016
|locale = Dunedin, New Zealand
|open = 24 February 1950
|close = 31 March 1982
|routes = 14
|operator = Dunedin City Transport Department
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Trolleybuses in Dunedin were part of the Dunedin public transport system from 1950 until 1982.
History
Trolleybuses commenced operating in Dunedin on 24 December 1950 from Bond Street in the central business district to the Gardens. By 1958 trolleybuses had replaced all of the city's trams operating on 14 routes. It was progressively closed from 1969, with the final route closing in July 1979. However the 1979 oil crisis resulted in part of the network being reopened the next month. It finally closed in March 1982.
Vehicles
The fleet comprised 79 BUT RETB/1s built between 1950 and 1962.{{cite book|last=McNicol|first=Steve|title=New Zealand Trolleybus Selections|year=1989|publisher=Railmac Publications|location=Elizabeth, South Australia|isbn=0-949817-68-6|pages=7–10}}{{cite book|last=McCrystal|first=John|title=On the Buses in New Zealand|date=2007|publisher=Grantham House Publishing|location=Oriental Bay|isbn=978-1-86934-101-5|page=85}} One is preserved at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and two by the Tramway Historical Society.[http://www.ferrymeadtramway.org.nz/collections/collection.php?cid=15&id=25 Dunedin No 5] Tramway Historical Society[http://www.ferrymeadtramway.org.nz/collections/collection.php?cid=15&id=26 Dunedin No 79] Tramway Historical Society
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!Fleet numbers | Quantity | Chassis | Body |
| align=center| 1–55 | align=center| 55 | BUT RETB/1 | New Zealand Motor Bodies |
| align=center| 56-79 | align=center| 24 | BUT RETB/1 | Transport Department |
References
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Category:Trolleybus transport in New Zealand