Trolleybus Break-Up (1959)

Colindale, London. Bright red London trolley bus is pushed past the camera by a bulldozer. It is the “end of the line“ for this and other trolley buses as this is a breakers yard. Four men with breaking tools climb aboard the bus. Seats are thrown out of the windows, windows are smashed out, the interior is broken up. M/S of pile of seats which have been taken out of the bus. These are kept for resale while the bus proper is wanted for scrap. Various shots of bodywork of buses being thrown around. Narrator describes how this is a depressing sight for those fond of the trolley bus as the chassis of a bus is wheeled past the camera. Note: according to paperwork the company featured in George Cohen’s. Alternative spelling for search purposes - trolleybuses. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT