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Hector Hercules Bell CBE (1 December 1876 – 12 November 1964) was an Australian contractor, municipal councillor, and tramway administrator. Following an initially itinerant working life, Bell married and became a successful businessman, later being elected as a councillor to Richmond City Council. Bell was appointed to the board of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) in 1919, and became the MMTB's second chairman in 1936, a position he held until 1949. Under Bell, the MMTB converted the remaining cable trams to electric trams or buses, increased the MMTB's usage of buses, and work towards modernising the tram system, while returning strong surpluses. Bell was primarily a supporter of electric trams advocating their advantages over buses. During his career he ran for a sea

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rdfs:comment	Hector Hercules Bell CBE (1 December 1876 – 12 November 1964) was an Australian contractor, municipal councillor, and tramway administrator. Following an initially itinerant working life, Bell married and became a successful businessman, later being elected as a councillor to Richmond City Council. Bell was appointed to the board of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) in 1919, and became the MMTB's second chairman in 1936, a position he held until 1949. Under Bell, the MMTB converted the remaining cable trams to electric trams or buses, increased the MMTB's usage of buses, and work towards modernising the tram system, while returning strong surpluses. Bell was primarily a supporter of electric trams advocating their advantages over buses. During his career he ran for a sea (en)
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birth place	Richmond, Victoria
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Robert Risson Melbourne South Province Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works John Wren Perth Richmond, Victoria Victorian Legislative Council Order of the British Empire Preston Workshops 1876 births 1964 deaths Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Melbourne Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Nepotism City of Yarra Trams in Melbourne Australian Automobile Association Australian Labor Party Australian pound Australian people in rail transport Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Melbourne W-class Melbourne tram Western Australia Alexander Cameron (tramways administrator) Edmond Hogan PCC streetcar Parliament of Victoria Harold Cohen (politician) Hawthorn, Victoria The Argus (Melbourne) The Causeway Kew, Victoria Swan River (Western Australia) St Kilda Town Hall Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association Boroondara General Cemetery City of Richmond Clarrie O'Shea Nationalist Party of Australia Hawthorn Tramway Trust Trolley buses
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