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Key dates over February 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 4

20th February 1916 - Suggestion that colour coding could help tram car passengers

Rolling Casualty Count: 2763

At the Front:

1st Batt 23rd Division moved back into reserve to rest and train

On the Home Front:

Coloured Paper for Tramcars

Sir:- May I suggest that in these times of semi-darkness the following plan should be adopted with regard to tramcars? Use coloured paper over the present lights, say -

Red for Rainbow Hill

White for Shrub Hill Station,

Green for St. John's,

Blue for Barbourne,

Yellow for London Road,

Pink for Bath Road.

This would help passengers in choosing the car they wish to travel by much more easily than they can now choose.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.