Dominic: Wolverhampton Trolleybuses and Derby Tram

Summary

Film of the final trolley buses running between Wolverhampton and Dudley in 1967 and the rescue of an historic tram in Derby in 1970.

Year:

1970

Duration:

0:07:23

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

8mm

Description

We see shots of a trolley bus leaving a depot in Wolverhampton on a route to Dudley via Sedgley. We see shots of the Green Dragon Pub, Cottage of Content, the Bull Ring and Clifton Theatre in Sedgley along the route.

Next there are shots of Derby Corporation Tram No. 1 being moved from the tram depot on Osmaston Road in Derby. The film ends with shots of the tram on an aircraft trailer driving down Osmaston Road on its way to Plumtree.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

In this film we see the last trolleybus route in Wolverhampton.