1965/1966? The cars give a good timeline. I grew up in Rhymney and then Penarth. I remember this as if it was yesterday. My father worked for Jet Petrol and the BBC in Cardiff and every Saturday we would go into the city. Wonderful days.
@chezza1963
8 жыл бұрын
My mum and dad met while working on the buses..... Just think it could have been them on one of those many buses made me smile
@tributory
12 жыл бұрын
I was brought up in cardiff, this brings back vivid memories. I remember the buses came off the wires quite often though especially doing the fancy stuff shown on some shots here. Thank you.
@wendyharper9454
7 жыл бұрын
Trolley buses often had to be stopped because the pole disconnected, but they were so quiet and never complained about steep hills, such as Grand Avenue in Ely. Remember the Gabalfa terminus very well. Of course the Council got rid of them - they were clean, and needed a certain amount of maintenance!!
@jokerswild7648
11 ай бұрын
I remember these scenes of Cardiff in my childhood they great day's
@r0g3r5m1th
9 жыл бұрын
Being from Clive Road in Canton in 1951,you can't imagine the memories this has brought back,and yes I saw it as the Bus passed,10a or 10b great for getting to the General Station.
@tamar5261
4 жыл бұрын
I used to catch these as a kid, I loved how they we're totally silent when stopped at the bus stop.
@MarmiteCrumpets
8 жыл бұрын
The last single deck trolleybuses to enter service in the UK were Glasgow's TBS12 - 21 the famous 35ft long Burlingham bodied BUTs which entered service late 1958 and early 1959.
@70sportsroof
7 жыл бұрын
Yep, there's my childhood right there...
@Eddiecurrent2000
10 жыл бұрын
Superb footage, it reminds me of how our councillors have allowed our city to become a clone of many others.
@wendyharper9454
7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. Cardiff had its own uniqueness. Councillors should be shot, then hanged, then tortured & then shot again. They think they're so important, but they never listen to their constituents. Ever. Sorry, I'm angry.
@Isochest
7 жыл бұрын
It's a pity Cardiff doesn't have them now.
@CommodusSPQR
3 жыл бұрын
Memories left right and centre...
@smoothsilk47
10 жыл бұрын
I remember these Trolleybuses well, the terminus at Gabalfa wasn't far from Pantbach Road where I stayed with my aunt & uncle. Some had the family name YAPPS GARAGES displayed on the side. They were "Green" before their time with no fumes & quiet running. We need something like them now.
@patriciacalunniato6872
5 жыл бұрын
We cannot have a bus station in the centre of cardiff where it always have been the greedy council sold it to b.b.c. What I would like to know is where is all the money going
@2805224
8 жыл бұрын
brings back so many memories, use go to school at Radnor road sec mod and catch a trolly bus from town the conductor was so busy we often did not pay our fare or if he / she would come to the top deck we would go down the front steps and back up the back steps those were the days FUN Alun Stone Caerdydd.
@patriciacalunniato6872
5 жыл бұрын
Wish we had them now less pollution at least
@daihapless
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this.
@crewkerne40
11 жыл бұрын
Fascinating footage,I grew up in Grand Ave.Ely in the early 1960s,routes 10A and 10B went passed the house. Alan.
@wildfire160
Жыл бұрын
Yep i remember them as well...
@raynelson113
12 жыл бұрын
great film, I made a film in the late 60s of the Ely route 10A/B and gave a copy to the Cardiff Trolleybus Group
@TollBar100
11 жыл бұрын
Absolute pure magic.
@woofer32
9 жыл бұрын
superb clip.
@vincentneale2620
3 жыл бұрын
This film takes my back to my childhood - Clean green buses where replaced by dirty polluting buses - now everything is going back to Electric
@joanwintle6633
7 жыл бұрын
STILL TRAFFIC JAMS AT WESTERN AVE, AND I RECALL THE ARMS CAME OFF SO MANY TIMES AT THE JUNCTION OF GRAND AVE AND COWBRIDGE ROAD BY WHAT WAS THEN THE PENDINE STORES, CLEGGS CHEMIST AND A BUTCHERS SHOP BUT THE NAME ESCAPES ME. LONG AGO MEMORIES STIRRED.
@chrisaustin1697
Жыл бұрын
I remeber these busses, I lived in splott cardiff.
@Hughjarce153
9 жыл бұрын
Great footage, who had the bright idea of changing the traditional and tasteful livery from maroon and cream to that ghastly orange?
@wendyharper9454
7 жыл бұрын
Some whizkid in the Council, no doubt. Even now, orange has gone. Such a waste of money. But.... Bus Conductors were the worst loss of all.
@46514651
5 жыл бұрын
It happened when I worked there early 70s, it was supposed to be for improved visibility and lead to less accidents, or at least that was what they said at the time in The Echo. I can’t say what actually happened.
@alphalunamare
2 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten that you could jump on the bus by grabbing the Pole :-) Done that a few times x
@alphalunamare
2 жыл бұрын
I used to live in 19 Maldwyn Street, round the corner from the TurnTable in LLandaff Fields :-)
@alphalunamare
2 жыл бұрын
I still tell folks that this is 'Cardiff City Bus Colour'!!!
@PlanetImo
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff.
@felicitylatham3003
6 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I would love to show this footage in an upcoming event in Cardiff. If this is possible, could I download a file somehow please?
@raynelson113
11 жыл бұрын
great clip, why are the booms/ducks pointing forward on the first item, the no 5 service.
@me1onhead
12 жыл бұрын
@ajbowie77 Looks like it could be a Daimler Dart?
@kevinelson2056
Жыл бұрын
Back when the majority of vehicles on the road were British made.
@c2757
3 жыл бұрын
You have to remember Cardiff City Council thought it was important to replace the trolleybuses with diesel buses because the trolleys didn't pollute the environment enough.
@ncharlesw
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Cardiff333UK, I'm a Video Producer at Wales Online, I was just wondering if we could perhaps use your video for our site? We're really fascinated by it. Many Thanks Nicholas
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