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The Huddersfield trolleybus system once served the market town of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, England. Opened on 4 December 1933 ( 1933-12-04 ) , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it gradually replaced the Huddersfield tramway network , which closed on Saturday, 29 June 1940.
The Longwood turntable is said to be one of only four trolleybus turntables ever to have been constructed worldwide. Two other such turntables are the similarly abandoned Christchurch trolleybus turntable, in Bournemouth, England (in operation 1936–1969; now a Grade II listed building), and the Unterburg trolleybus turntable in Solingen, Germany (still in use for heritage trolleybus services).
Huddersfield Corporation Transport Trolleybuses Huddersfield: 4 December 1933 13 July 1968 See also Trolleybuses in Huddersfield. Keighley: 3 May 1913 31 August 1932 See also Trolleybuses in Keighley. Kingston upon Hull: 23 July 1937 31 October 1964 See also Trolleybuses in Kingston upon Hull. Leeds: 20 June 1911 26 July 1928
Huddersfield bus station serves the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station was opened on Sunday 1 December 1974 and is owned and managed by Metro . It is the busiest bus station in West Yorkshire and is used by more than 33,000 passengers every day.
An open market trades next to Tesco, on the other side of the town centre. The town centre is home to several national high street retailers and chain stores. There are also a variety of small specialist and independent shops, many in the three-storey Victorian shopping arcade, Byram Arcade, on street, Westgate. However over the last decade ...
Bradford - FreeCityBus - a free loop service around the city centre. Dewsbury - FreeTownBus - the latest FreeTownBus in West Yorkshire, it was launched in December 2009. Huddersfield - FreeTownBus - a free loop around the town centre operated by Tiger Blue. Wakefield - FreeCityBus - free circular route around the city centre.
Huddersfield Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Huddersfield, England, between 1883 and 1940. [1] It initially used steam locomotives pulling unpowered tramcars, but as the system was expanded, a decision was taken to change to electric traction in 1900, and the first electric trams began operating in February 1901.
The station is situated a short distance from Huddersfield bus station, so interchange facilities are possible but limited. The Huddersfield FreeCityBus connects the railway station with the bus station, as well as the University of Huddersfield and other areas of the town centre. A view of Huddersfield station from the East side of St George's ...