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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Appendix Three
Keith Easton Return to KHCT contents page
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Appendix Two
Keith Easton Click here to view Appendix 3 Return to KHCT contents page
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Appendix One
Keith Easton Click here to view Appendix 2 Return to KHCT contents page
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Seven
Keith Easton Terminal Points To state the obvious, most bus (or tram or trolleybus) routes usually have two terminal points. The first of these is usually situated in the centre of population, often at a specially designated bus station. The second being situated at the other end of the route, this is usually known as…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Six
Keith Easton Post-War Timetable Booklets & Leaflets Not much is known of timetables issued prior to 1945, but at least two booklets were issued in the inter-war period. The first known issue was the edition issued to coincide with the co-ordination agreement in July, 1934. This book gave an interesting insight into life in the…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Five
Keith Easton The 1981 Operating Agreement The demise of the co-ordination agreement was detailed in the previous chapter, and at that time relations between the City Transport and East Yorkshire Motor Services were at an all time low, and it was in this state, that a new operating agreement was thrashed out. It took effect…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Four
Keith Easton The 1934 Co-ordination Agreement with EYMS Prior to 1932, Hull Corporation was tram orientated as far as public transport was concerned. The most recent extension to the tramway network had taken place as recently as 1930. Having said this, it seemed to be that while existing tram routes were extended, trams were not…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Three
Keith Easton Circular Bus Services A circular bus route can best be described as a route which commences and terminates at the same point, usually a town or city centre, but travels to a distant point returning by a differing route. I n some cases this occurs by deliberate planning, but it can come about…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty Two
Keith Easton Limited Stop Services As part of the Corporation’s war-time economy measures, the limited stop was introduced on motorbus services, where they duplicated tram or trolleybus services. Under the arrangement, on evening peaks, between the hours of 4.30pm and 6pm, passengers would not be picked up to be set down before a specific point…
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Bus, Trolleybus and Tram Routes of Kingston upon Hull Corporation – Predecessors and Successors 1899 to 1986 – Chapter Twenty One
Keith Easton Extra Journeys After the end of the Second World War, Hull Corporation started to recommence the issue of timetable booklets, which listed all the service to be operated by the Corporation, and also those of East Yorkshire Motor Services which were co-ordinated with them. Each group of services was listed in the booklets…