Tag: Kingston upon Hull Corporation
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KHCT Regent II HAT 245
I could do with some help please.Hull 245 – HAT 245 is a 1946 AEC Regent II with a Weymann body. It has been acquired for full restoration by an enthusiast in Nottinghamshire who has the skills and facilities. We don’t know a great deal about the history of this bus except that it was…
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Gas Buses in Hull
As a kid I remember seeing a bus on the 45 route towing a trailer with what I thought then as a fire in the trailer. I am now 74 and until recently I found some one who remembered these things now I would like to know of anybody else who could throw some light…
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Hulls Atlanteans in various liveries
Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport purchased four batches of Leyland Atlanteans between 1966 and 1968 as below:-403 – 412 (FRH 403 – 412D) 2/66 PDR1/1 renumbered 203 – 212 12/66213 – 227 (JRH 413 – 4127E) 1-2/67 PDR1/1228 – 243 (NAT 228 – 243F) 1-2/68 PDR1/1244 – 257 (PRH 244 – 257G) 12/68 – 1/69…
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Hull Corporation – Sunbeam MF2B – RKH 102/15 – 102/15
Photographs by ‘unknown’ if you took these photos please go to the copyright page. Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport Sunbeam MF2B 1954 (102) 1955 (115) Roe H30/24D The final batch of Kingston upon Hull Corporation trolleybuses, comprised a batch of 15 production and one prototype Sunbeam MF2B’s with Roe 54 seat highbridge bodywork. Due to…
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Hull Corporation – Sunbeam W – GRH 356 – 80
Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport 1945 Sunbeam W Roe H31/29R In order to undertake the final tram replacement along Hessle Road, in 1945. The final trolleybus route commenced on 1st of July. To operate this route 18 trolleybus chassis were purchased from Sunbeam. The first 12 were bodied by Brush of Loughborough, but the final…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland TB2 – CRH 928 – 3
Kingston upon Hull Corporation TransportLeyland TB21937Weymann H28/26R The first trolleybus route in Hull commenced in June, 1937. It replaced the tram route SWC, but not directly, as a short lived motorbus service, numbered 12 ran in the interval between the end of the trams and the start of the trolleybuses. The route ran along Spring…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland TB7CN – FRH 564 – 64
Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport1940Leyland TB7CNEast Lancs H28/26R The Holderness Road trolleybus route conversion was about to get underway, but the outbreak of World War 2, intervened. Much of the overhead equipment was already on hand or on order at this point, added to which the tramway was getting in need of replacement. Hull Corporation…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – 7383 RH – 383
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport1963Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 Roe H44/31F I could say here is a rather poor shot, not too bad at the front of the vehicle faded out and slightly grainy to the rear, or alternatively, I could say this photo…
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Hull Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – KVK 970 – 128
Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport1948Daimler CVG6Metro Cammell Weymann H55R My thanks to Paul Morfitt an expert on K.H.C.T. for information regarding this bus. “this bus entered service on the 10th June 1961 and was withdrawn in December 1966. It came from Newcastle to cover parts of the trolleybus conversions“ Does anyone have any information of…