WHEN READING DEWIRED ITS TROLLEYS

摘要

The timing of Reading Buses' recent trial of a Yutong E12 battery electric single-decker (see Fleet News this month) could hardly be more significant, for 50 years ago Reading Corporation was preparing to close Britain's sixth last trolleybus system. Saturday 3 November is the actual anniversary of the closure and various events are being planned to mark the occasion. The UK was steadily replacing its remainingtrolleybuses with diesels and Reading's four-route system was the 21st to close since 1960, yet as recently as 1965 there seemed to be no threat of abandonment.