Tees-side Railless Traction Board Logo on side of Trolleybus

Tees-side (probably) trolleybus "trapped" in neutral section

The trolleybus came to a stand with one boom, probably the nearer one, exactly where the positive and negative wires cross in the points, which is obviously electrically isolated to avoid short-circuiting. Hence the bus can draw no current and, if not provided with emergency batteries, cannot move. For a trailing point, as here, moving the stuck boom to the adjacent wire solves the problem. The same solution can be carried out at a facing point but the bus should only be driven a very short distance as the booms will be on diverging wires.

Tees-side Trolleybus running "wrong road", probably at High Street, Eston

What should have happened is that, at the far end of the roadworks, the bus driver should have stopped and the conductor used the bamboo pole to transfer the booms to the wires on opposite side of the road. The bus could then run “wrong line” until just past the works, stop again, and transfer the booms back to the correct wires.
What appears to have actually happened is that the driver assumed his booms would continue to reach the usual wires but, as can be seen, the wire-pairs get further apart as they come over the hill and the booms were eventually unable to reach across the road and were de-wired. The conductor has rescued one boom but it actually looks as if the head has been pulled a foot or so out of the other boom, which he can barely reach. Pulling the boom down and round while sliding the bamboo pole along it in the restricted space will keep the cars behind waiting! The location is possibly in High Street, Eston, although the roadside buildings don't match. There is a slight hill on a bend at Grid ref. NZ 557188

Rear of Sunbeam F4 Trolleybus Fleet No.T282 (Reg GAJ 12).

Acquired new in 1950 as fleet number 2. Pictured sometime between 1968 and 1971.

On the left is United Bristol Lodekka No.224 (Reg. MHN224E) built in 1967 operating on route 262.. On the right is Sunbeam F4 trolleybus No.4 (Reg. GAJ 14) built in 1950 seen en-route to Eston via Normanby.

Bedford tower wagon (enabling overhead repairs), Reg No FET 196, built in 1949 for use by Rotherham Corporation Transport.

It remained in Rotherham until completion of the removal of the overhead wiring, following closure of the trolleybus system on 2 October 1965 and, by 1969, it was in the fleet of Teesside Municipal Transport, having been inherited from Tees-side Rail-less Traction Board the previous year. It is said to have been scrapped by 1972. With TMT-liveried trolleybus and motor-bus in the background, it was probably photographed at the ex-TRTB Cargo Fleet depot, perhaps at the side or rear. [There was a second similar vehicle in Rotherham, FET 195, which has been preserved, and a third with CET 440 registration that started life as a Bristol L5G bus in 1940.]

Teesside trolleybus Fleet No. 12, Reg. No. CPY 310, in Teesside Municipal Transport livery, in High Street, Eston Square

Grid ref. NZ 554185. The bus is heading for its western terminus in North Ormesby. The “Butchering” shop and adjacent building have been since demolished, but the terrace beyond and the distant buildings in Jubilee Road are still there. The island on the left is now much larger.

Teeside Sunbeam F4 Trolleybus No.5, Reg. GAJ 15.

Introduced in 1950. It was withdrawn from service in 1971 and is preserved at Kirkleatham Museum.

Tee-side Leyland Titan PD2A/27 Bus. Fleet No.38. Reg No.PDV38D

Delivered new in 1966. Pictured operating on a trolleybus route to North Ormesby.

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. CPY309, Fleet No 11, in Smeaton Street, North Ormesby. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 507199, facing ENE

Tees-side Railless Traction Board trolleybuses, Reg No. GAJ17, Fleet No. 7 in front, in Smeaton Street, North Ormesby. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 507200, facing WSW

Tees-side Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ13, Fleet No 4, in Smeaton Street at High Street, North Ormesby. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 508200, facing ENE

Tees-side Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. CPY309, Fleet No. 11, at Smeaton Street and Marsh Road, North Ormesby. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 510202, facing ENE

Tees-side Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ12, Fleet No 2, in South Bank Road at Cargo Fleet Lane. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 516201, facing ESE

Tees-side Municipal Transport trolleybus Reg. No. CPY311, Fleet No 13, in South Bank Road near Queensway, Cargo Fleet. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 520201, facing ESE

Tees-side Municipal Transport and Railless Traction Board trolleybuses: Reg. No. GAJ13, Fleet No 13; and Reg. No. CPY311, Fleet No. 3, in South Bank Road and Middlesbrough Road, Eston. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 524202, facing E

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus passing depot in Middlesbrough Road, Eston. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing NE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybuses near depot in Middlesbrough Road, Eston. CPY308, Fleet No 10 leading. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527203, facing ENE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybuses outside depot in Middlesbrough Road, Eston. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing NE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. CPY287, Fleet No. 16 outside depot in Middlesbrough Road, Eston. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing NW

Passengers changing from defective Teesside trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet depot. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 528024, facing WSW

Passengers changing from defective Teesside trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet depot. CPY287, Fleet No 16 on right. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing WSW

Passengers boarding Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus CPY287, Fleet No 16 from defective trolleybus outside Cargo Fleet depot. on right. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing W

Teesside buses (one motor, two trolley) in Middlesbrough Road near Cargo Fleet depot. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing NE

Teesside Municipal Transport trolleybus Reg. No. CPY310, Fleet No 12, outside Cargo Fleet depot. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 527204, facing NNW

United Automobile Services motor-bus PHN824, and Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus GAK11 (Fleet No 1) in Middlesbrough Road, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 528206, facing NE

Teesside Municipal Transport trolleybus Reg. No. CPY311, Fleet No. 13, in Middlesbrough Road at Upper Branch Street, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 532208, facing ENE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ13, Fleet No. 3. in Middlesbrough Road at Normanby Road, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 534208, facing ENE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ14, Fleet No. 4 in Normanby Road at Middlesbrough Road, South Bank . 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 534208, facing NNW

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ11, Fleet No. 1, and waiting shelter in Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 536209, facing ENE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. CPY287, Fleet No. 16 in Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank, near Cray Lane and Cleveland Iron Works . 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 538210, facing E

Two United motor buses and a Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus in Middlesbrough Road East passing Cleveland Iron Works, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 541210, facing NE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus in Middlesbrough Road East passing Cleveland Iron Works, South Bank. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 541210, facing N

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ14, Fleet No. 4 in Eston Road, Grangetown, alongside British Steel Corporation line and signals. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 545206, facing SSE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. GAJ12, Fleet No. 2 under BSC railway bridge in Bolckow Road, Grangetown. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 546205, facing ENE

Teesside Railless Traction Board trolleybus Reg. No. CPY308, Fleet No. 10 turning from Eston Road into Bolckow Road, Grangetown, near British Steel Corporation signalbox. 13 May 1968

Grid ref. NZ 546205, facing N