Trolleybuses in Johannesburg

Johannesburg trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Johannesburg, South Africa
Open	26 August 1936 (1936-08-26)
Close	10 January 1986 (1986-01-10)
Status	Closed

The Johannesburg trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Johannesburg, South Africa, for nearly 50 years in the mid-twentieth century.

History

Opened on 26 August 1936 (1936-08-26), the system gradually supplemented the Johannesburg tramway network.

The system eventually partially replaced the tramway network, which lasted for several more decades until its closure on 18 March 1961 (1961-03-18). However, the system itself has since been closed, on 10 January 1986 (1986-01-10).

See also

• James Hall Transport Museum
• History of Johannesburg
• List of trolleybus systems

References

Further reading

• Beeton, Frank (November 2011). "The time of the trolleybus". FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Broken link
• Pabst, Martin (1989). Tram & Trolley in Africa. Krefeld: Röhr Verlag. ISBN 3-88490-152-4. (in English and German)
• Patton, Brian (2004). Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: Beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN 978-1-874422-50-1.

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in South Africa at Wikimedia Commons

• Flickr image of a Johannesburg trolleybus, 1968
• Flickr image of a Johannesburg trolleybus, 1984