2010 – Issue 3 of 4

Within minutes of being on site, I meet up with Glyn and we soon find
203 looking resplendent in the streamlined livery that was applied to
several Cardiff trolleybuses in the 1946/7. The rather flamboyant cream
swoops set against the maroon make a really beautiful sight, and one can
only imagine how wonderful the trolleys in this livery must have looked
compared to the dull grey livery of the war years. Although there are
only a few hours left before 203 is to go into service, the painters are still
putting the final touches to the black lining out.
As anyone who has been to Sandtoft before will know, the circuit of
overhead wiring is not very large, but there are usually plenty of
trolleybuses in service to ride on and you can wander around all the
vehicles kept in the covered depot quite freely. The Museum relies
heavily on members to staff it, generally I have found them to be quite
friendly and they give guided tours around both the vehicles and site for
visitors.
As 2-00p.m. approaches, 203 is parked up outside the main building to
await a short speech by the Chairman of the British Trolleybus Society.
Standing there in the sunshine the paintwork on 203 just glistened and it
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