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BDJ 87 At Sandtoft Museum

 

Trolleybus details

387 (BDJ 87) Built 1950. Chassis British United Traction 9611T. Bodywork East Lancashire Coachbuilders, Blackburn. 56 seats. English Electric 550volt motors. Supplied new to St Helens in 1951. Originally numbered 187 when new but re numbered in 1955 to 387. The vehicle spent it's entire working life in St Helens on the Rainhill/Prescot circular for just 7 years.

Sold in June 1958 when the trolleybus system closed down to Bradford City Transport. Bodywork up seated to 63 and re furbished by Bradford transport.

Remained in service until 1971 and sold for preservation to the St Helens Trolleybus & Transport Society. Preserved as near as possible to it's St Helens condition.

Total mileage in public service in St Helens and Bradford over 700,000 miles. Now resides at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft Nr Doncaster and is currently being re furbished to re enter service at the museum.
 

387 is now at the Museum for the June 29th St Helens Trolley Bus Day

387 On route to the Museum 29th APRIL

 

387 Arrives at the Museum

 

387 Being manoeuvred in place at the Museum

 

 

Geoff releasing the secured trolley booms from the top deck emergency exit

 

387 In place at the Museum

 

Back home for the first time in 38 years

 

387 is with us now till October and is open to the public to go on board and to be photographed every weekend

 

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