# List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom

This is a list of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom by Home Nation and by regions of England. It includes:
* Past trolleybus systems in the UK.
* Museums in the UK capable of running trolleybuses (i.e. possessing overhead wires and trolleybuses in working order).
There are currently no operational trolleybus systems in the UK.
In the United Kingdom the first trolleybus systems were inaugurated on 20 June 1911 in Bradford and Leeds, although public service in Bradford did not commence until 24 June. Coincidentally, the UK's last trolleybus service also operated in Bradford, on 26 March 1972.

## England (by region)
### East Midlands

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| | Chesterfield | 23 May 1927 | 24 March 1938 | See also Trolleybuses in Chesterfield. |
| | Derby | 9 January 1932 | 9 September 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Derby. |
| | Nottingham | 10 April 1927 | 30 June 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Nottingham. |
| Notts & Derby Traction Company | Nottingham | 7 January 1932 | 25 April 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |

### East of England

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| | Ipswich | 2 September 1923 | 23 August 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Ipswich. |
| | Southend-on-Sea | 16 October 1925 | 28 October 1954 | See also Trolleybuses in Southend-on-Sea. |

### Greater London

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| | London | 1912 | - | Demonstration |
| | London | 16 May 1931 | 8 May 1962 | See also Trolleybuses in London. |

### North East England

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| | Darlington | 17 January 1926 | 31 July 1957 | See also Trolleybuses in Darlington. |
| | Hartlepool | 28 February 1924 | 2 April 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Hartlepool. |
| Tees-side Railless Traction Board | Middlesbrough | 8 November 1919 | 4 April 1971 | See also Trolleybuses in Teesside. |
| | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1 October 1935 | 1 October 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Newcastle upon Tyne. |
| | South Shields | 12 October 1936 | 29 April 1964 | See also Trolleybuses in South Shields. |

### North West England

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| South Lancashire Transport Company | Atherton | 3 August 1930 | 31 August 1958 | See also Trolleybuses in South Lancashire. |
| | St Helens | 11 July 1927 | 1 July 1958 | See also Trolleybuses in St Helens. |
| | Blackpool | 1983 | | Demonstration. |
| Manchester Corporation Transport | Manchester | 1 March 1938 | 30 December 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Manchester. |
| | Ashton-under-Lyne | 26 August 1925 | 30 December 1966 | See also Trolleybuses in Ashton-under-Lyne. |
| | Oldham | 26 August 1925 | 5 September 1926 | |
| | Ramsbottom | 14 August 1913 | 31 March 1931 | System closed officially in 1928. Occasional operation thereafter to 31 March 1931. See also Trolleybuses in Ramsbottom. |
| | Stockport | 10 March 1913 | 11 September 1920 | See also Trolleybuses in Stockport. |
| | Wigan | 7 May 1925 | 30 September 1931 | See also Trolleybuses in Wigan. |

### South East England

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Brighton Corporation Transport (BCT) | Brighton | 23 December 1913 1 May 1939 | 16 September 1914 30 June 1961 | See also Trolleybuses in Brighton. |
| Brighton, Hove & District Omnibus Company (BHC) | Brighton | 3 March 1946 | 24 March 1959 | All Brighton trolleybuses were lettered "Brighton, Hove & District Transport". See also Trolleybuses in Brighton. |
| Hastings Tramways Co. | Hastings | 1 April 1928 | 31 May 1959 | A wholly owned subsidiary of Maidstone & District Motor Services from 1935. See also Trolleybuses in Hastings. |
| Maidstone Corporation Transport | Maidstone | 1 May 1928 | 15 April 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Maidstone. |
| Portsmouth Corporation Transport | Portsmouth | 4 August 1934 | 27 July 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Portsmouth. |
| Reading Corporation Tramways | Reading | 18 July 1936 | 3 November 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Reading. |

### South West England

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Bournemouth Corporation Transport (BCT) | Bournemouth & Christchurch | 13 May 1933 | 20 April 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Bournemouth. |

### West Midlands

| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Birmingham | 27 November 1922 | 30 June 1951 | See also Trolleybuses in Birmingham. |
| Wolverhampton | 29 October 1923 | 5 March 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Wolverhampton. |
| Walsall | 22 July 1931 | 3 October 1970 | See also Trolleybuses in Walsall. |

### Yorkshire and the Humber

| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| | Bradford | 20 June 1911 | 26 March 1972 | The last trolleybus system (apart from museum lines) in the UK. See also Trolleybuses in Bradford. |
| | Doncaster | 22 August 1928 | 14 December 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Doncaster. |
| | Doncaster | 1985 | 1986 | Demonstration |
| | Grimsby | 3 October 1926 | 4 June 1960 | See also Trolleybuses in Grimsby. |
| | Cleethorpes | 18 July 1937 | 4 June 1960 | See also Trolleybuses in Cleethorpes. |
| | Halifax | 20 July 1921 | 24 October 1926 | See also Trolleybuses in Halifax. |
| Huddersfield Corporation Transport Trolleybuses | Huddersfield | 4 December 1933 | 13 July 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Huddersfield. |
| | Keighley | 3 May 1913 | 31 August 1932 | See also Trolleybuses in Keighley. |
| | Kingston upon Hull | 23 July 1937 | 31 October 1964 | See also Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull. |
| | Leeds | 20 June 1911 | 26 July 1928 | See also Trolleybuses in Leeds. |
| | Rotherham | 3 October 1912 | 2 October 1965 | See also Trolleybuses in Rotherham. |
| Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company | Mexborough | 31 August 1915 | 26 March 1961 | |
| York Corporation Tramways | York | 22 December 1920 | 5 January 1935 | |

## Scotland

| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Dundee | 5 September 1912 | 13 May 1914 | First UK system to close. See also Trolleybuses in Dundee |
| Glasgow Corporation Transport | Glasgow | 3 April 1949 | 27 May 1967 | See also Trolleybuses in Glasgow. |

## Wales

| Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| Aberdare | 14 January 1914 | 1 July 1925 | See also Trolleybuses in Aberdare. |
| Cardiff | 1 March 1942 | 11 January 1970 | See also Trolleybuses in Cardiff. |
| Llanelli | 26 December 1932 | 8 November 1952 | See also Trolleybuses in Llanelli. |
| Pontypridd | 18 September 1930 | 31 January 1957 | See also Trolleybuses in Pontypridd. |
| Rhondda | 22 December 1914 | 1 March 1915 | See also Trolleybuses in Rhondda. |

## Northern Ireland

| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Belfast | 28 March 1938 | 12 May 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Belfast. |

## Museums with working trolleybuses

* Black Country Living Museum
* East Anglia Transport Museum
* The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
* Beamish Museum