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Glasgow Trolleybuses - Their Silent Death by John Walker

The Last tram ran along Glasgow's High Street just before midnight on the 19th February 1949. The following morning Glasgow's first trolleybuses were introduced on service 102, replacing the trams which ran from Polmadie to Riddrie. At first they were based at Govan, Denniestoun and Larkfield Garages, Operations from Larkfield transfered to Hampden garage on the 17th December 1950. Denniestoun Garage closed on 5th November 1960 and Govan Closed to the Trolleybus on the 1st October 1966 and the final service from Hampdon was taken off the road on the 27th May 1967.
The introduction of trolleybuses eased traffic congestion and High Street was one of the first thoroughfares to benefit from the lifting of tram tracks. At its peak, the city's trolleybus system had 195 vehicles, the highest of any city outside London. Despite being nicknamed "silent death" by Glasgwegians more accustomed to the clanking of trams, trolleybuses had a good safety record.
Sadly, despite their many advantages, trolleybuses failed to inspire the sort of affection Glaswegians felt for their trams. Very few tears were shed when the last vehicle on service 105 made its final run from Queen's Cross to Clarkston on the 27th May 1967.

Trolleybus TBS2 FYS 766	Trolleybus TBS2 FYS 766	Trolleybus TBS17 FYS 992
Trolleybus TBS17 FYS 992	Trolleybus TD26 FYS 760	Trolleybus TBS19 FYS 994
Trolleybus TB26 FYS 826	Trolleybus TB115 FYS 977	Trolleybus TB44 FYS 805
Trolleybus TB20 FYS 720	Trolleybus TG17 FYS 792	Trolleybus TB89 FYS 850
Trolleybus TG10 FYS 785	Trolleybus TG6 FYS 781	Trolleybus TB78 FYS 839
Trolleybus TB65 FYS 826	Trolleybus TB67 FYS 828	Trolleybus TG2 FYS 777

Can You Help
Glasgow Museum of Transport
14th November 2006

Dear Mr Semple,
You may already know that the Museum of Transport is relocating to a new site in 2009.  We are, at present, working on new stories for the displays and I am trying to put together something on the trolleybus that we have. I would like to speak with former 'trolley' staff to here their reminiscences but am having difficulty in contacting anyone. I wondered whether it would be possible to put an appeal on your wonderful site for anyone interested to contact me at the address below. Thank you.

Jim McIlroy
Research Assistant
Museum of Transport
1 Bunhouse Road
Glasgow G3 8DP
Tel: 0141 287 2644
email Jim McIlroy