TROLLEY BUSES
AUCKLAND PROPOSAL STREETS IN THE CITY BUSINESS FIRM'S SERVICE A pro|>osal for the installation of the first rail-less trolley bus service in Auckland was submitted to the City Council last night by the Auckland Transport Board, when application was made for permission to run , a service with these vehicles around the rectangle formed by Hobson Street, Victoria Street, Queen Street and Wyndkam Street between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on week days, to 9 p.m. on Fridays and 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock on Saturdays. It was stated that this service would replace the present petrol buses running between the Farmers' Trading Company in Hobson Street and Queen Street.
The superintendent of traffic, Mr. C. Bland, reported that such a service would be a definite improvement on the presoat method of conveying passengers to and from the Farmers' Trading Company's premises. The matter was referred to the Legal and By-laws Committee for a report.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22675, 12 March 1937, Page 10
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