These pictures show why the trolley bus can be a problem, in the second picture look at the number of trams that are being held up. Think what it would be like today.
Welcome back, trust you are well, thanks Viv your pictures worked a miracleThe second photo of trolley buses does not suggest a delay due to the buses as they would have been able pass once the one, that apparently skidded, was dewired. The photo does seem to suggest re-wiring and an attempt to get going again
AgreedModern trolley buses can run a considerable distance "off line" so wouldn't cause this type of hold-up. They certainly don't need the infrastructure that has taken so many years to install around the city centre for the trams.
Yes, Trolleybus stops were hexagonal, tram stops were oblong and bus stops were round. Even Midland Red bus stops in the Birmingham area were round!Just seen a couple of pictures on Facebook of Brum trolley buses, I notice that the bus stops are hexagonal, was this the norm. I remember riding on the Coventry Rd trolley buses but no memory of hexagon bus stops.