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Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull

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Open
  
1937 (1937)

Status
  
Closed

Operator(s)
  
Hull Corporation

Close
  
1964 (1964)

Routes
  
7

Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull

Locale
  
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

The Kingston upon Hull trolleybus system once served the city of Kingston upon Hull (usually referred to as Hull), in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Opened for service on 25 July 1937 (1937-07-25) (two days after a ceremonial inauguration), it gradually replaced the Hull tramway network.

By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Hull system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 7 routes, and a maximum fleet of 100 trolleybuses. It was closed on 31 October 1964 (1964-10-31).

Hull's distinctively liveried trolleybuses played a role in the Philip Larkin poem, Here, which is set in Hull. None have survived.

References

Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull Wikipedia