The British Trolleybus Society

The British Trolleybus Society (BTS) emerged in 1971 from the former Reading Transport Society, which had collected trolleybuses from all over Britain through the 1960’s. The BTS exists to preserve and restore these vehicles and to educate the public about trolleybuses at home & abroad.

Cardiff 203 is the latest restoration project recently completed by the BTS. It was relaunched into service on Sunday 30 May 2010 at 2.03pm by Lord Stoddart Of Swindon. The photo to the left shows 203 following the relaunching ceremony in Sandtoft Square.

The organisation is run entirely by volunteers and is a registered charity No. 1033666

What The BTS Does

The British Trolleybus Society maintains & restores a historic & unique fleet of trolleybuses, details of which are in the Fleet List pages. The BTS also contributes to the management & operation of the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, which houses the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in the world. The Society produces a monthly magazine, ‘Trolleybus’, as well as local bus newsletters for Reading (Bus Fare) & West Yorkshire (Wheels). A free copy of 'Trolleybus' is available to prospective members on application to the secretary.

There are monthly meetings in London, Reading & Bradford, to which all are invited.

We are partners in the publication of ‘Trolleybooks’, which cover historic and current systems in the UK and abroad.