Talk:Trams in Kingston upon Hull

sale to DMST
See the "clarification needed" tag in Trams_in_Kingston_upon_Hull :

It says "..the eastward route to Holderness Road was sold to the Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company in 1891, whereas says  In 1890 the D.M.S.T. was empowered to buy the Holderness Road line of the H.S.T., (fn. 269) but it does not seem to have done so; and other sources say it didn't - I've taken what I think appears to be the best researched source and used that ie " Hull Trams : The Early Years" which I think was published by Hull museums.

However if anyone can fact check this that would be appreciated.Sf5xeplus (talk) 15:03, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * There's a new book out on Hull's Tramway this year - it'll pretty much be the definitive work on the system so that should provide a lot of answer. Zozzie 9t9 (talk) 09:44, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll keep an eye out for it in WH Smith - is it a Paul Morfitt book ? Sf5xeplus (talk) 15:13, 11 March 2011 (UTC)


 * No it's Malcolm Wells - he and Paul did the ealier books from Middleton Press together. He wrote a history of the trolley system in Hull which was published about fifteen years ago. Oh and he's my dad! Zozzie 9t9 (talk) 20:02, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Great (Malcolm Wells or Paul Morfitt is your dad, not sure which you meant). Coincidence - I just took his book on Trolleybuses back to the library - if the tram book is as good as that it should be a 'bible'. Congratulations either way.! Sf5xeplus (talk) 21:31, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Malcolm Wells is my dad! The new book should be better than the trolleybus history (which has been re-written as so much more has come to light since it was published - it seems the best way to ensure peopel contact you with information is to wriote a book on it!) - it should be the definitive work on the trams. Zozzie 9t9 (talk) 07:04, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Hull tram in store

 * There is also a dilapidated tram in the Crich Tramway museum store at Clay Cross, Derbyshire.

?? not in the list http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/crich.html - needs a reliable source.