▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁loops ▁were ▁spring ▁loaded . ▁As ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁un sign alled , ▁mot orm en ▁drove ▁by ▁line ▁of ▁sight . ▁ ▁No ▁platforms ▁ever ▁existed ▁at ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁stopping ▁places ; ▁passengers ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁board ▁and ▁al ight ▁from ▁the ▁road way ▁or ▁track side ▁c ind ers ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁location . ▁The ▁" st ations " ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" hal ts " ▁or ▁" sto pping ▁places ." ▁ ▁Pass engers ▁bought ▁their ▁tick ets ▁from ▁conduct ors ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁cars . ▁ ▁Bou lev ard ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound ▁halt ▁was ▁a ▁Request ▁Stop ▁throughout ▁its ▁life . ▁Int ending ▁users ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁clear ▁signal ▁to ▁the ▁mot orm an ▁or ▁inform ▁the ▁conduct or ▁as ▁appropriate . ▁It ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁tim et ables , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁version ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁the ▁Gr ims by ▁and ▁Im ming ham ▁Electric ▁Railway ▁article . ▁ ▁The ▁lines ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁Un like ▁the ▁" country " ▁section , ▁where ▁conventional ▁track ▁was ▁used , ▁tram c ars ▁arrived ▁at ▁Bou lev ard ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound ▁halt ▁from ▁both ▁directions ▁on ▁gro oved ▁tram ▁tracks ▁set ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁road , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁around ▁Im ming ham ▁Town . ▁