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unusual facts about trolleybus


Trolleybus

Examples are the extensive systems in Vancouver, Canada and Seattle, USA, both of which draw hydroelectric power from the Columbia River and other Pacific river systems.


Alfa Romeo 110AF

The cities which this trolleybus transported people were Rome, Milan, Naples, Genoa, Salerno and in the south part Salerno.

Automotive industry in North Korea

Since 1961, Pyongyang Trolleybus Works has produced Chollima 1, 2, 9.11, 9.25, 70, 72, 74 and 84, Chongnyon, Chongnyonjunwi, Ikarus 260T and Chollima 032 trolleybuses; the Chollima 962, 90/903, Ikarus 280T and Sonyon articulated trolleybuses, Pyongyang 9.25 buses, Kwangboksonyon articulated buses and Chollima mini-buses.

Bi-articulated bus

Swiss manufacturer Hess produces a bi-articulated trolleybus called LighTram that is in use in several Swiss cities, including Zürich, Geneva and Lucerne.

Electric Transit, Inc.

(ETI) was a joint venture between the Škoda group in the Czech Republic and AAI Corporation in the United States which made trolleybuses for the Dayton and San Francisco trolleybus systems, constructing a total of 330 trolleybuses.

London Buses route 243

This route began on 19 July 1961 to replace the trolleybus route 643, between Wood Green and Holborn Circus, as part of the trolleybus replacement program.

Longwood trolleybus turntable

A fourth known trolleybus turntable was one used on the Guadalajara trolleybus system in Mexico in the 1980s, in a since-closed trolleybus-only tunnel in the city centre, on a temporary basis in 1982–1983 and again from 1985 until early 1988 (when the tunnel closed for the start of work to convert it for use by Guadalajara's light rail system).

Mendoza, Argentina

In 2008, TransLink of Vancouver, Canada, sold most of its old trolleybus fleet to Mendoza.

Metro Bondojito

This station transfers to "G" trolleybus line, which runs between Metro El Rosario and Metro Boulevard Puerto Aéreo.

Metro Chapultepec

The station is also served by two trolleybus lines of STE: One is route S, which runs east from Chapultepec to Metro Velódromo along the arterial thoroughfares known as Eje 2 Sur and Eje 2A Sur and is one of two high-frequency trolleybus lines that STE calls "Zero-Emissions Corridors".

Metro Cuitláhuac

The station also connects with trolleybus Line "I", which runs between Metro El Rosario and Metro Chapultepec.

Metro Hospital General

This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between ISSSTE Zaragoza and Metro Chapultepec.

Metro Iztacalco

Is also connected with trolleybus line "M", which runs between INFONAVIT Iztacalco residential estate and Metro Villa de Cortés.

Metro Portales

Metro Portales provides a transfer to trolleybus Line "D", which runs between Metro Mixcoac and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.

Metro Salto del Agua

Metro Salto del Agua also transfers to trolleybus line "A", which runs the full length of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and more, from Metro Autobuses del Norte and Metro Tasqueña – the city's main north and south intercity bus stations.

Metro Tasqueña

It also connects with two trolleybus lines: route A, running between Tasqueña and Metro Autobuses del Norte, north of the city, and route K, running between Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM's main campus) and the San Lorenzo Teconzo campus of the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM).

Metro Velódromo

Local bus service to the station includes trolleybus line S of STE, which runs west to Metro Chapultepec along the arterial thoroughfares known as Eje 2 Sur and Eje 2A Sur and is one of two high-frequency trolleybus lines that STE calls "Zero-Emissions Corridors".

Road-powered electric vehicle

(4) Where an external electric supply is provided, this is typically with overhead conductors or above-ground rails or (rarely) sub-surface electro-magnets.

Rocar De Simon U412-DAF

Rocar De Simon U412-DAF was a model produced by the Romanian bus and trolleybus manufacturer Rocar.

Škoda 24Tr Irisbus

This allows the trolley to ride without kontaktstieņiem, it is sometimes used when the trolleybus is diverge from its route, but often also used in the same way when running on regular routes, such as Riga 9. and 27. trolley route.

Trolleybuses in George Town, Penang

The George Town trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in George Town, on the island of Penang (part of Malaysia since 1963), for more than 35 years in the mid-20th century.

Trolleybuses in Lausanne

The system is operated by Transports publics de la région lausannoise (TL) – formerly Tramways Lausannois – and comprises 10 trolleybus lines, serving not only Lausanne, but also the neighbouring municipalities of Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lutry, Paudex, Prilly, Pully and Renens.

Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey

Similar vehicles with the type designation AG300T were later supplied to the trolleybus systems in Esslingen am Neckar, Salzburg, Solingen and Arnhem.

Trolleybuses in Rosario

These vehicles had 0 km on the odometer, but had been kept in storage since being manufactured in Brazil in 1987 for a trolleybus system in Belo Horizonte that had not ultimately been completed.

Trolleybuses in Urgench

On 26 October 2009, the Government of Uzbekistan decided to close the remaining trolleybus systems in Jizzakh and Namangan at the end of 2009, and in the capital Tashkent during 2010.

Trolleybuses in Wellington

The trolleybus fleet peaked at 119 vehicles, including Crossley Empire, British United Traction RETB1 (in various forms) and Volvo B10M and B58 models.

Trolleybuses in Zürich

Line 31 to Schlieren is the only trolleybus line to cross one of Zürich's city borders.

Viseon Bus

In March 2010 the company secured a contract to supply 12 articulated trolleybuses for a new trolleybus system to be constructed to serve the campus of the new King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


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