Derby 234, Uttoxeter Road, Corden Avenue, Derby, 1963
A scene like so many from this era that is barely recognisable today. Then a reasonably quiet suburban junction on the borough boundary, Derby trolleybus 234 makes the turning-circle on the B5020 Uttoxeter Road at its junction with Corden Avenue.
The 55 route served the district of Littleover and the Eastern edges of Mickleover via two separate roads, Uttoxter Road and Burton Road - via the town centre. Both roads run in a sort of parallel fashion from the West side of Derby. Had the trolleybuses run down Cordern Ave and Chain Lane, which linked Uttoxeter Road to Burton Road, I am guessing that a circular service could have been created.
Returning to the image, the houses in the picture still stand but are joined by a new housing development. The junction seen here is considerably widened and traffic light controlled, it is of course is much busier. Nothing remains to tell of the former trolleybus terminal point, but a little of the land on which the turn circle stood is undeveloped at the junction of Rough Heanor Road.
Photo - 14th September 1963 - Scanned from an original but slightly deteriorating B&W slide.
Derby 234, Uttoxeter Road, Corden Avenue, Derby, 1963
A scene like so many from this era that is barely recognisable today. Then a reasonably quiet suburban junction on the borough boundary, Derby trolleybus 234 makes the turning-circle on the B5020 Uttoxeter Road at its junction with Corden Avenue.
The 55 route served the district of Littleover and the Eastern edges of Mickleover via two separate roads, Uttoxter Road and Burton Road - via the town centre. Both roads run in a sort of parallel fashion from the West side of Derby. Had the trolleybuses run down Cordern Ave and Chain Lane, which linked Uttoxeter Road to Burton Road, I am guessing that a circular service could have been created.
Returning to the image, the houses in the picture still stand but are joined by a new housing development. The junction seen here is considerably widened and traffic light controlled, it is of course is much busier. Nothing remains to tell of the former trolleybus terminal point, but a little of the land on which the turn circle stood is undeveloped at the junction of Rough Heanor Road.
Photo - 14th September 1963 - Scanned from an original but slightly deteriorating B&W slide.