BRISBANE TROLLEYBUSES - DETAILS 1951 – 1969

Last Updated Sunday, July 23, 2006

Trolleybuses were not registered. Queensland Transport Passenger plates were attached to the front of Trolleybuses and acted as a registration plate Qt/p plates 1501 - 1536 were issued to 1 - 36 in order. The dates below are the dates the vehicle was completed. In the notes will appear the dates the vehicles entered service which in some cases was up to 4 years after completion.

NO Qt/p Make Chassis No Body Seating Built
1 1501 Sunbeam MF28 80035 Charles Hope B42D 1/51
2 –4 1502 –4 " 80057/5/9 " " 4/51
5 –7 1505 –7 " 80054/60/48 " " 5/51
8 –11 1508 –11 " 80043/52/6/1 " " 6/51
12-14 1512 –14 " 80049/50/39 " " 7/51
15 –18 1515 –18 " 80036/2/3/7 " " 10/51
19 –22 1519 –22 " 80041/38/47/2 " " 11/51
23 –26 1523 –26 " 80034/44/31/40 " " 3/52
27 –30 1527 –30 " 80046/5/53/8 " " 3/52
32 1532 " 80116 Athol Hedges B45FR 10/59 
31/3/4 1531/3 –4 " 80115/7/8 " " 11/59
35 –36 1535 –36 " 80119/20 " " 12/59

Colour Schemes - Silver,Grey,Egg & Lettuce

Dates in Service - 
1 - 21/5/51, 2 - 17/10/51, 3 - 16/1/52, 4 - 15/8/51, 5 - 31/5/51, 6 - 11/8/51, 7 - 12/8/51, 8 - 13/8/51, 9 - 12/8/51,
10 - 13/8/51, 11 - 15/8/51, 12 - 21/8/51, 13 - 21/11/52, 14 - 26/11/52, 15 - 21/11/52, 16 - 1/12/52, 17 - 1/12/52,
18 - 1/12/52, 19 - 24/12/52, 20 - 6/8/53, 21 - 29/10/54, 22 - 6/11/54, 23 - 8/11/54, 24 - 29/110/54, 25 - 29/10/54,
26 - 9/12/54, 27 - 18/3/55, 28 - 11/8/55, 29 - 3/11/55, 30 - 11/11/55, 31 - 15/1/60, 32 - 15/1/60, 33 - 12/2/60,
34 - 23/2/60, 35 - 4/2/60, 36 - 27/1/60.

All Trolleybuses were withdrawn from Service by 1969.

Trolleybus Disposals - No's 1 - 30,36

1 - To Brisbane Tramway Museum Ferny Grove QLD for preservation - Repainted 8/2001 for the 50 years Anniversary 1951 - 2001

2 - To Mr R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD - then noted at Westwood Motors Westwood near Rockhampton QLD in 1985

3 - To H.W.Davies Yeronga QLD

4 -To A.F.Williams Sunnybank QLD

5 - To Hansen Bros Quilpie QLD

6 - To Brisbane Bus Lines Milton QLD - (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD then Scrapped

7 - To Brisbane Bus Lines Milton QLD - (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD then Scrapped

8 - To Stafford Methodist Church then (83) to Q-Bus QLD for preservation at Toogoolawah then 3/2000 to The Queensland Omnibus & Coach Society (QOCS) for continued preservation. To G. Duffin, Salisbury Qld 10/2002 for preservation at Heritage Park, Pimpama then sold 7/06 to Donald Behan of Redbank Plains, for continued preservation at Heritage Park, Pimpama..

9 - To C.B.R Gravels QLD

10 - To H.W.Davies Yeronga QLD

11 - To V.Rye Cleveland QLD - was still there in 1975

12 - To C.B.R Gravels QLD

13 - To C. Ritzstein Woodford QLD

14 - To C.B.R Gravels QLD

15 - To B.R.I.E.F Club - Royal Brisbane Childrens Hospital

16 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ispwich QLD - was still there in 1991

17 - To Mr Van Der Heyde Goodna QLD

18 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD

19 - To Black & White Bus Service Sandgate QLD - Chassis was Scrapped

20 - To Mrs L.A.Van Bavel Kedron QLD

21 - To Brisbane Bus Lines Milton QLD - (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD then Scrapped

22 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD

23 - To T.N.T QLD Ltd Brisbane QLD

24 - To Mr F.Woodcock Lawnton QLD

25 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD

26 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD

27 - To Black & White Bus Service Sandgate QLD - Chassis Scrapped - Body Remounted on a Leyland Royal Tiger regd NYR.704 FL 17 Q/TP 0973 - deregd (74)

28 - To Mr K.G.Knowles Capalaba QLD

29 - To S.Thompson Farm Property Manly West QLD - used for dog kennels - removed by 1981

30 - To R.Neilsen Swanbank Engineering Swanbank near Ipswich QLD

31 – To Black and White Bus Service Sandgate QLD – converted to diesel bus 680 motor fitted regd PQD-631 FL37 Q/TP 0344 B49F – deregd (74) then resold to?

32 – To G. Phillips Coopers Plains QLD – (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD for resale

33 – To G. Phillips Coopers Plains QLD – (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD for resale

34 – To Brisbane Tramway Museum Ferry Grove QLD for preservation

35 – To G. Phillips Coopers Plains QLD – (Stored) at Sunnybank Bus Service Acacia Ridge QLD for resale

36 – To Mr H. Irwin Bonshaw QLD

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