Electric trolleybus

An electric trolleybus (or trolley bus) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles (one for the return current, which can not pass to the ground as in the case of a tram). Unlike light rail, trolleybuses use rubber tires rather than steel wheels on rail. They are particularly important in hilly cities, as the electric power is more effective than diesel in climbing steep hills.

While at one time numerous cities operated this mode of transport, it is uncommon today. Cities which still have electric trolleybuses include:

Table of contents 1 Austria 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Canada 4 China 5 Ecuador 6 Estonia 7 France 8 Germany 9 Greece 10 Hungary 11 Mexico 12 The Netherlands 13 New Zealand 14 Norway 15 Russia 16 Serbia 17 Sweden 18 Ukraine 19 United States 1 Cities that no longer have trolley buses 2 External links

Austria

• Linz

Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Sarajevo

Canada

• Edmonton, Alberta
• Hamilton, Ontario
• Vancouver, British Columbia

China

• Shanghai

Ecuador

• Quito (called trole, is fairly new)

Estonia

• Tallinn

France

• Lyon

Germany

• Eberswalde[?]
• Esslingen
• Solingen

Greece

• Athens

Hungary

• Budapest

Mexico

• Guadalajara
• Mexico City

The Netherlands

• Arnhem

New Zealand

• Wellington

Norway

• Bergen

Russia

• Kirov
• Moscow
• Murmansk
• Saint Petersburg

Serbia

• Belgrade

Sweden

• Landskrona

Ukraine

• Simferopol[?]-Yalta (Crimea, world's longest line, 117 km)

United States

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Dayton, Ohio
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• San Francisco, California (operated by San Francisco Muni)
• Seattle, Washington

Cities that no longer have trolley buses

• Stavanger, Norway

External links

• http://members.shaw.ca/dearmond/
• http://trolibusz.budapest.hu