Portsmouth 213, Commercial Road, Portsmouth, 1966

            The City's trolleybuses had been banished from the streets some three years when this picture was taken in the summer of 1966. Town Hall Square (now Guildhall Square) was once a busy thoroughfare for Portsmouth's trolleybuses; the Town Hall off to the left of picture. 

In the absence of the trolleys, three-year old Portsmouth, Leyland Atlantean 213 is working the 19 service to Clarence Pier, a former trolleybus route. The bus was relatively long-lived, seeing further service with independent operators after withdrawal from use with Portsmouth.

Today, this scene is changed beyond recognition, the only thing remaining in this view is Portsmouth Town Station, now named Portsmouth & Southsea Station. The city's planners have destroyed this fine view, a monstrous glass and concrete structure blocking sight of the station from this vantage point.

Scanned from the original 35mm slide held in my archive.

Taken on: April 17, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Britain in the 1960s • South & South Coast

Groups appears in: • Buses & Coaches in Portsmouth & Surrounding Area • Classic and preserved buses and coaches

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