Worthing Tramocars

The replica Worthing Tramocar, BP 9822, at the Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre in 2011

The Worthing Tramocars formed part of the public transport network in Worthing, a seaside resort in West Sussex, England, during the 1920s and 1930s. The vehicles were converted dustbin lorries manufactured by Shelvoke and Drewry and adapted for use by elderly people.[1] "The service was the brainchild"[2] of Bill W. R. Gates, a businessman who had made his fortune in New Zealand before returning to his native England. He registered the name Tramocar as a trademark and procured and converted 13 vehicles for use on various routes around the town. Tramocar services ran from 1924 until 1942—latterly operated by bus company Southdown Motor Services, which introduced a further two Tramocars—but a replica vehicle is still operational at a museum in West Sussex.

  1. ^ Hudson, T. P., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1 : Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Worthing: Communications". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 103–105. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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