Trolleybuses in Sydney

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The first of these opened on 22 January 1934 when route 3 from Wylde Street, Potts Point to Town Hall station via Kings Cross and William Street. The route was temporarily converted to motor bus operation on 11 April 1948 while Liverpool Street was rebuilt. It was later decided not to reinstate the service.{{cite book|last=Travers|first=Greg|title=From City to Suburb...a fifty year journey|year=1982|publisher=Historic Commercial Vehicle Association|location=Sydney|isbn=0-959601-6-27|pages=10, 12, 27-31, 71}}[http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=207400 Sydney Trolley Bus No 1, 1933] Powerhouse Museum

On 3 July 1937, the second line opened from Rockdale station to Sans Souci via Kogarah station, Rocky Point Road and Dolls Point replacing the Kogarah to Sans Souci steam tramway. It closed on 29 August 1959.

Sydney's trolleybus routes were as follows:

For the commencement of operations in the Eastern Suburbs, two single deck three-axle AEC 663Ts were purchased.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16990742 Trolley Buses] Sydney Morning Herald 13 July 1933 page 6 One was bodied by Park Royal, London and the other by H McKenzie of White Bay. They were later joined by three AEC 761T double deck vehicles, one bodied by Park Royal and two locally by Syd Wood. For the commencement of the Kogarah services, 11 Leyland TTB4 and 10 AEC 664T double deck three-axle buses were bodied by Ritchie Brothers, Auburn.[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/sydtrolleys.htm Sydney Trolleybuses] Bus Australia After the Eastern Suburbs line, the four surviving buses were transferred to Sans-Souci.

The Eastern Suburbs buses were based at Rushcutters Bay Tram Depot with a turntable installed. The Kogarah services were based at the former Ritchie Street tram depot in Sans Souci. After the trolleybuses ceased in 1959, it was used by the New South Wales Police as a storage area for recovered stolen vehicles before passing to the Housing Commission.

The Powerhouse Museum has AEC 663T trolleybus number 1 in its collection while the Sydney Tramway Museum has AEC 664T number 19.[http://www.sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/about/collections/ Collections] Sydney Tramway Museum

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• {{cite book |last=Jones |first=David |title=Australian Trolley Buses: the trolley buses that once served Australian cities |year=2000 |location=Tawa, NZ |publisher=City Tramway Publications |isbn=0-473-07118-5 }}
• {{cite book |last=MacCowan |first=Ian |title=The Sydney trolley buses: a pictorial and detailed history of Sydney's two trolley bus systems |year=1988 |location=Oakleigh, Vic |publisher=I A MacCowan |isbn=0-473-07118-5 }}
• {{cite book |last=Patton |first=Brian |title=Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: beyond the British Isles |year=2004 |location=Brora, Sutherland |publisher=Adam Gordon |isbn=978-1-874422-50-1 }}
• {{cite book |last=Simpson |first=Margaret |title=On the Move: A History of Transport in Australia |year=2004 |location=Sydney |publisher=Powerhouse Publishing |isbn=978-1-86317-101-4 }}

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• [http://www.flickriver.com/photos/intervene/sets/72157616027909431/ Flickriver Photoset: Sydney Trolley Buses] – colour images, particularly of the Kogarah system

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