Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull

See also: Trams in Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull trolleybus system
Trolleybuses in King Edward Street, Hull
Operation
Locale	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Open	1937 (1937)
Close	1964 (1964)
Status	Closed
Routes	7
Operator(s)	Hull Corporation
Infrastructure
Electrification	(?) V DC parallel overhead lines
Stock	100 (maximum)

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)^[1][2] (two days after a ceremonial inauguration),^[1] 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.^[2] It was closed on 31 October 1964 (1964-10-31).^[1][2]

Hull's distinctively liveried trolleybuses played a role in the Philip Larkin poem, Here, which is set in Hull. None have survived.^[3]

See also

• Transport in Kingston upon Hull
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom

References

1. Joyce, J.; King, J. S.; Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems. London: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 78–80, 159. ISBN 0-7110-1647-X.
2. Short, Peter. "Former UK systems". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
3. Zebedee, John (30 November 2010). "A List of Preserved Trolleybuses in the UK". British Trolleybus Society. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

Further reading

• Banks, John (2003). HULL: Super Prestige Series Number 5. Glossop, Derbyshire, UK: Venture Publications. ISBN 978-1-898432-92-0.
• Miles, Philip (2007). Hull's Transport. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4206-8.
• Morfitt, Paul; Wells, Malcolm (2004). Hull Trolleybuses. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-24-1.
• Wells, Malcolm (1996). Kingston upon Hull Trolleybuses. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-17-3.

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull at Wikimedia Commons

• National Trolleybus Archive
• British Trolleybus Society, based in Reading
• National Trolleybus Association, based in London