Why Launceston's Trolleybuses Failed

Hi there! In this video we cover the trolleybus network of Launceston, Tasmania, how it was built, and how it fell. Make sure to like and subscribe! Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCukwOpme4xR3LAEqKD4ih0w/join Join the Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sy34Yew5Pk Sign the Petition to Save the Tiger Bus: https://www.change.org/freetigerbus References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses_in_Launceston,_Tasmania https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/T/Trolley%20bus.htm https://www.facebook.com/groups/867440883600973/posts/2682688582076185/ https://flic.kr/p/GFbvLg https://transphoto.org/vehicle/560213/?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/groups/tasmanianbuses/posts/9602913803147958/ https://www.facebook.com/paul.nicholson.2087/photos/back-on-2-june-1968-as-the-launceston-trolleybus-system-was-in-its-final-months-/10165120685098975/ Pictures of No.305 at Newnham Park and No. 322 at Quarantine Road are by Paul Nicholson. Books: Launceston Municipal Transport by Ian G Cooper (Out of Print): https://shop.lrrsa.org.au/product/launceston-municipal-transport-1911-1955/ Next Stop, Ring Once (A Pictorial History of Trams and Trolleybuses in Tasmania) by L J Morley: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/next-stop-ring-once-a-pictorial-history-of-travel-trolley-buses-in-tasmania/ #tasmania #trains #history #launceston #discovertasmania #trolleybus #trolleybuses