On 1 Oct 2003 07:58:27 -0700, Rizla Ranger UK wrote in
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uk.transport.buses:

I have questions for those with knowledge
of bus services during the 1930's - 1950's

During this period, were there Nightbuses?
If yes, were there many, or just a few routes?
If so, what were these routes?

In Birmingham, night services ran on the main radial routes from the
city centre on an hourly basis regardless of the frequency of the
daytime service.


What times did these buses operate between and was
the fare pricing the same as daytime operations?

Again, for Birmingham:
23.30 - 04.30 Sun/Mon - Fri/Sat, 23.30 - 06.30 Sat/Sun.
Fares were (roughly) 50% higher than daytime services.


During this period, what were 'Workmans Tickets'?

Cheap rate return tickets for pretty much anyone arriving at their
destination before 08.30 or some other specified time. Some operators
specified that office types (i.e. those who wore shirts and ties
instead of work clothes such as overalls) weren't entitled to those
fares.

The actual rates varied and on Midland Red, for example, a Workman's
Return at times cost little less than two single tickets - but at that
time Midland Red didn't generally issue return tickets and presumably
it was easier for the workers to keep hold of a bus ticket than not
spend the bus fare for the return journey...

AFAIK Workmen's Tickets were mostly withdrawn by the end of the 1960s.
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