Trolleybuses in Pretoria

Pretoria trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Pretoria, South Africa
Open	1 July 1939;85 years ago (1939-07-01)
Close	21 February 1972;53 years ago (1972-02-21)
Status	Closed

The Pretoria trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Pretoria, South Africa, for more than 30 years in the mid-twentieth century. The trolleybus system was opened in 1939 and was closed in 1972, lasting for over 32 years.

See also

• Buses portal
• South Africa portal

• History of Pretoria
• List of trolleybus systems

References

Further reading

• Beeton, Frank (November 2011). "The time of the trolleybus". FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. FOCUS On Transport and Logistics. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
• Pabst, Martin (1989). Tram & Trolley in Africa. Krefeld: Röhr Verlag. ISBN   3-88490-152-4.(in English and German)
• Patton, Brian (2004). Double-Deck Trolleybuses of the World: Beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN   978-1-874422-50-1.

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in South Africa at Wikimedia Commons

• Flickr image of Pretoria trolleybuses in the city centre, 1969
• Flickr image of a Pretoria trolleybus in the suburbs, 1989