We had trolleybuses until 1960. They were known as "Tracklesses" as they had replaced trams. When you took hold of the handrail to get on in the wet you would receive a shock.
http://www.focustransport.org.uk/memtrack1.aspx
There is a trolleybus museum to the north of Doncaster at Sandtoft.

DaveW
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