Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull explained

See also: Trams in Kingston upon Hull.

Kingston upon Hull trolleybus system
Locale:	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Status:	Closed
Routes:	7
Operator:	Hull Corporation
El:	(?) 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 ^{[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 .^{[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

Further reading

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

External links

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

Notes and References

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