In June 2005, the BTA started on the restoration on Bradford Trolleybus 758. After years of neglect, 758 was in no state to be under the wires at Sandtoft. We found Peter Price and decided that he should carry out the restoration work that needed to be done. Click each picture for an enlarged version of it. More pictures are on the Gallery page.
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23rd June 2005

This is what 758 looked like in June 2005. The picture shows inside the lower deck before work was started. The seat cushions were piled up at the rear of the bus along with new window frames we purchased some time before.

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23rd June 2005

This is after all of the seats and fittings were removed from 758.

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8th July 2005

The sliding window frames were fitted and the interior was undercoated.

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8th July 2005

Outside of 758 once the window frames were fitted.

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15th July 2005

This is what 758 looked like when the interior was glossed.

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15th July 2005

The ceiling was painted and the grap rails were fitted.

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26th July 2005

The right hand side was repaired and rust was removed. Undercoat was then aplied to the wall.

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2nd August 2005

The right hand side wall was glossed. The window frames were then fitted and mouldings refitted.

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12th January 2006

Wood was layed as underlay ready for the linolium to be layed.

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18th January 2006

The linolium was layed and the hatches in the floor were covered.


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