Deventer–Almelo railway lines, a train connection existed from 1910 to 1935 on the Deventer–Ommen railway line. This was operated by the Overijsselsche Lokaalspoorweg-Maatschappij Deventer - Ommen (OLDO), but had to stop the train service due to competition from the bus. Public transport In the 19th and 20th centuries, Deventer was connected to the extensive tram network of the Achterhoek. The tram line between Deventer and Borculo was operated from 1885 to 1944 by the Geldersch-Overijsselsche Stoomtram Maatschappij (GOSM) and its successors. Another tram company, the Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik, operated the tram line between Deventer and Zutphen. The tram station of Deventer stood on the Pothoofd. It was not combined with Deventer train station because the trams were too heavy to drive over two intermediate bridges. It seemed unprofitable for the tram company to reinforce two bridges, so they used the Pothoofd as a terminal station. After the Second World War, the tram lines were dismantled. Since the end of 2020, bus transport has been provided by Keolis Nederland under the name RRReis, with the exception of the lines from the Achterhoek, which are provided by Arriva. Notable residents Public thinking & Public Service Lebuinus (??-ca.775) the Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer Saint Radboud (before 850 – 917) Bishop of Utrecht 899 to 917 Geert Groote (1340–1384) a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the Brethren of the Common Life Gerlac Peterssen (ca.1377 – 1411) a Dutch mystic Alexander Hegius von Heek (ca.1435–1498) a German humanist who settled in Deventer Jacobus Revius (1586–1658) a Dutch poet, Calvinist theologian and church historian Samuel Holland (1728–1801) a Royal Engineer and Surveyor General of British North America Abraham Josias Sluysken (1736-1799) last Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825) a Dutch jurist, ambassador, politician and Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic Frans Adam van der Duyn van Maasdam (1771-1848) nobleman, officer and politician Louis Gerlach Pareau (1800–1866) a theologian and academic, co-founded Groningen theology Willem Jan Knoop (1811–1894) a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician W. R. van Hoëvell (1812–1879) a minister in the Dutch East Indies, politician and reformer Elisabeth van Dedem Lecky (1842–1912) a Dutch-Irish writer, historian and suffragist Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916) a South African lawyer, politician and statesman Han Hollander (1886–1943) the first Dutch radio sports journalist Etty Hillesum (1914–1943) wrote about the persecutions of the Jews during the German occupation Bé Udink (1926–2016)