Trolleybuses in Hobart

Hobart trolleybus system

Hobart's first trolleybus, 1935.
Operation
Locale	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Open	29 October 1935
Close	24 November 1968
Status	Closed
Routes	6 (max)
Operator(s)	City of Hobart Municipal Tramways Trust Metropolitan Transport Trust
Infrastructure
Depot(s)	Davey Street
Stock	69 (max)
Statistics
Route length	17.75 mi (28.57 km)

The Hobart trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia, for more than 30 years in the mid-twentieth century.

Services

Hobart's trolleybus routes were as follows:

Route	Extension	Opened	Closed
Hobart–Huon Rd		20 October 1935	22 November 1968
Hobart–New Town		14 October 1935
	New Town–Cornelian Bay	1939	30 March 1959
Hobart–Cascades		24 July 1942
	Cascades–Strickland Avenue	11 October 1948	22 November 1968
Hobart–Dynnyrne		4 June 1945	22 November 1968
Hobart–Sandy Bay		7 December 1952	11 October 1968
Hobart–West Hobart		23 February 1958	23 August 1959

Depot

The Hobart trolleybus depot was at Davey Street.

See also

• History of Hobart
• Trams in Hobart
• Transport in Hobart

References

• Cooper, Ian G (1979). Trolley Buses of Tasmania. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. ISBN 0-909459-05-3.
• Cooper, Ian G (2010). Tasmania's Trolley Buses. Rozelle, NSW: Transit Australia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-909459-22-2.
• Jones, David (2000). Australian Trolley Buses: the trolley buses that once served Australian cities. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications. ISBN 0-473-07118-5.

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Hobart at Wikimedia Commons

• The Companion to Tasmanian History: Trolley Buses
• Tasmania Transport Museum: - Exhibit - Trolley buses.
• Bus Australia: Trolleybus Heaven #1 - Bruce Tilley Collection – images of Hobart trolleybuses
• Bus Australia: Trolleybus Heaven #2 - Bruce Tilley Collection – more images of Hobart trolleybuses
• Bus Australia: Trolleybus Heaven #4 - Bruce Tilley Collection – further images of Hobart trolleybuses