Portsmouth Trolleybuses

In September 1990 the 313 moved to the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville for final restoration and re-entered passenger service on Saturday 28th April 2007. It is at this point that our DVD programme begins. The Independent Transport Videos cameras were in attendance to film the launch of this very special vehicle. Filming began early on the Saturday morning, as 313 was road tested and spruced up ready for the launch to the general public. We hear the speeches and see 313 re-enter passenger service. Our cameras take a ride on 313, filming on both decks so you can soak up the atmosphere of what it was like to travel by trolleybus. The second part of this DVD programme features a cine film taken by Richard Newman of the trolleybuses in service during the final years of operation. The final shots on his film show 313 being towed away from Portsmouth to begin it’s second life in preservation for us all to enjoy in the twenty-first century.