Doncaster, St Sepulchre Gate c.1960
Photo ref:
D41028
Photo ref:
D41028
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Memories of Doncaster, St Sepulchre Gate c1960
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I can recall many happy times as a trolley bus driver in Doncaster , I started work with DCT as a conductor in the mid 1950s and passed a trolley bus driving test on the Wheatley Hills route by the late 1950s; in those days the bus service was the main form of transport. The first trolley bus left the depot at Grayfriars just after 4:35am to start service at 4:45am on the Balby route, others came onto the ...see more
As a child in the late 1950s, I remember catching the trackless trolley bus in St. Sepulchre Gate, we lived on Beckett Road at the time, and caught the bus for home outside Hodgeson and Hepworths (Grocers), which was later demolished to make room for the 'Arndale Centre', now the Frenchgate Centre.
I remember one occasion when one of the poles connecting the bus to the overhead cable came off. The conductor ...see more
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