Trolleybuses in Teesside
| Teesside trolleybus system | |
|---|---|
A Teesside trolleybus passing Dorman Long's Cleveland Iron Works, South Bank, Middlesbrough, July 1970 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Teesside, North East England |
| Open | 8 November 1919 |
| Close | 18 April 1971 |
| Status | Closed |
| Routes | 3 |
| Operator | Tees-side Railless Traction Board |
| Infrastructure | |
| Electrification | 550 V DC |
| Stock | 21 (maximum) |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 9.2 mi (14.8 km) |
The Teesside trolleybus system once served the conurbation of Teesside, in the North East of England. Opened on 8 November 1919, it was unusual in being a completely new system that was not replacing any previously operating tramway network.
By the standards of the various now defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Teesside system was a small one, with a total of three routes, and a maximum fleet of only 21 trolleybuses. However, it was unusually long-lasting, as it did not close until 18 April 1971, and was therefore the penultimate system in the UK to do so.
Three of the former Teesside system trolleybuses are now preserved, one of them at Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands, one at the Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum, and the third one near the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Lincolnshire.