Around Cardiff By Trolleybus

This book illustrates, in colour and black & white, all the routes operated, with many previously unseen images. The backdrop to a great many of the photographs has changed dramatically since the trolleybuses finished in 1970, and thus they present an interesting insight as to what Cardiff looked like when the trolleybuses were operating. A small line map showing the roads the route passed along plus timetable frequencies are included in each chapter. There are many interesting ‘now and then’ comparisons between trams and trolleybuses at certain locations. The single-deck trolleybus service, linking the city centre with the docks is well covered in colour. With the introduction of trolleybuses in 1942, a PAYE system with a flat fare of 1d was inaugurated, and a brief history of this method of fare collection is also included. Overhead junctions, feeders and dewirements, the illuminated trolleybuses, depot views, fleet list and maps are all illustrated in this 168-page hardback A4 book.