'Trolleybus 50' Open Day at Fulwell Garage - Saturday 12th May

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the trolleybus era we have organised an Open Day at Fulwell Garage on Saturday 12th May. Three preserved London trolleybuses will be on display, including 1521 along with other classic, iconic London buses including Routemasters which replaced the trolleybuses. The Open Day will be from 10am until 5pm. Free Admission.

We have got together with Squires Garden Centre just across the road, and Brouge at The Old Goat. It will ne a family day, combining the chance to see these historic vehicles and find out more about them, the chance to visit the award winning garden centre and take a look at the transport collectors' fair at Brouge.

Parking will be available for customers in Squires but limited in the adjacent roads. Come up to Fulwell by bus or train if you can. Bus services 33, 267, 281, 290 and R70 all stop very nearby and Fulwell Station is very close. We are also running a FREE GreenLine shuttle bus service from Hampton Hill High Street to Fulwell with 60 year old London Bus RT3491. The service will run every 45 minutes from 169b High Street, from10.30am.

Leaflets with more information, a great competition and details of the Transport Collectors' Fair now available from local shops and pubs. In Hampton -

The Bell, The Cheese & Wine Company, Announce It, Tail End Pet Shop, The Railway Bell and Syzygy Hair Design.

Souvenir Programmes

A special 16 page Souvenir Programme has been produced to celebrate the 50th Anniversary and the Open Day. Programmes cost £2.50 with all the proceeds going to two local charities:- The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital and SOS!SEN, the Hampton Hill based charity which supports parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs.

Programmes are now available from - Hampton Hill Post Office. The League of Friends Shop Teddington Memorial Hospital, Watersones Teddington, All4Kids children’s charity shop 169b High Street Hampton Hill, The Post Office, Your Local Plumbing Company and Jane's Wool Shop in Hampton Hill and The Cheese & Wine Company and The Railway Bell in Hampton. The cover is shown in the lower image.

The event has been sponsored by The London Transport Museum and Transport for London, London United Busways and The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. Local businesses have funded the Souvenir Programme by taking advertising space in it.

 Souvenir Programmes, available now -