Trolleybuses in Pretoria

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Pretoria trolleybus system

Operation
Locale| Pretoria, South Africa
Open| 1 July 1939 (1939-07-01)
Close| 21 February 1972 (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

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* Buses portal
* South Africa portal

* History of Pretoria
* List of trolleybus systems

## References

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### Further reading

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* 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

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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

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* Buses
* South Africa