Trolleybuses in Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston trolleybus system

Operation
Locale	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Open	21 December 1950
Close	26 July 1968
Status	Closed
Routes	5 (max)
Operator(s)	City of Launceston Metropolitan Transport Trust
Infrastructure
Depot(s)	Wellington Street
Stock	30 (max)
Statistics
Route length	15 mi (24 km)

The Launceston trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, for nearly 20 years in the mid-20th century.

Services

Launceston's trolleybus routes were as follows:

Route		Opened	Closed
Launceston–Quarantine Road	via Wellington Street	21 December 1950	26 July 1968
Launceston–Mowbray Heights		15 September 1952
	extended to Newnham Park	24 November 1952	26 July 1968
Launceston–Basin Road		24 February 1957	15 July 1968
Launceston–Quarantine Road	via Talbot Road	24 February 1957	13 July 1968
Launceston–Norwood		27 November 1961	28 June 1968

Depot

The Launceston trolleybus depot was at Wellington Street.

See also

• History of Launceston, Tasmania
• Trams in Launceston, Tasmania
• Transport in Launceston, Tasmania
• List of trolleybus systems

References

• Cooper, Ian G (1979). Trolley Buses of Tasmania. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. ISBN 0-909459-05-3.
• Cooper, Ian G (2006). Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955. Rozelle, NSW: Transit Australia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-909459-20-8.
• 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

• The Companion to Tasmanian History: Trolley Buses
• Launceston Tramway Museum
• Bus Australia: Trolleybus Heaven #3 - Bruce Tilley Collection – images of Launceston trolleybuses
• The Electric Trolleybus Drivers – audiovisual presentation by ABC Open featuring two former Launceston trolleybus drivers