"The Passing of Pyewipe"

Still available!

The highly acclaimed video "The Passing of Pyewipe"

85 minutes of pure nostalgia documenting the remarkably varied transport scene of the south bank of the River Humber, including:

The interurban trams of the Grimsby and Immingham Electric railway
Trams and trolleybuses in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Evocative street scenes
Steam trains and the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
The famous Humber paddle steamers

To ensure that profits go towards vehicle restoration please order from

Cleethorpes 54 Preservation Fund
70 Pickwick Avenue
Chelmsford
CM1 4UR

Price just £16 including UK p&p. Please make cheques available to:
"Cleethorpes 54 Preservation Fund"

For enquiries including overseas prices and formats please contact:
andrewfieldsend@aol.com

Cleethorpes 54

Cleethorpes 54 (FW8990) is an AEC 661T trolleybus with Park Royal 56-seat bodywork. It was built in 1937 to inaugurate trolleybus services in Cleethorpes and remained in service until 1958.

The vehicle languished in a scrap yard for ten years, being rescued in 1968 and, some years later, transferred to Sandtoft Transport Centre.

It passed to its present owner in 1981 whereupon preservation commenced. In the subsequent 20 years the vehicle has been completely reframed, repanelled and reglazed. The seats have been reupholstered and mechanical overhaul has commenced. The funds raised from the sale of this video are paying for the specialist job of electrical overhaul, following which it is expected that 54 will enter service at Sandtoft.

Further Reading

Find out more about Cleethorpes 54:

Click on the "Cleethorpes 54" link below or refer to the following articles:

1. How Cleethorpes Won The Cup - After 47 Years. Published in "Buses" in June 1985.

2. The first Cleethorpes Trolleybuses. Published in "Vintage Roadscene" in December 1986

Useful Links

Trolleybus Web Ring
Grimsby Lincs
Cleethorpes 54