List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of trolleybus systems in Switzerland. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.

Alphabetical list by principal city[]

Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Altstätten 8 September 1940 21 May 1977 Connected Altstätten and Berneck. Known as the Rheintal or Rhine Valley system, after the operator's name, .[1] Had unusual voltage of 1000 V.
Basel 31 July 1941 30 June 2008[2] Operated by BVB. See also Trolleybuses in Basel.
Berne / Bern 29 October 1940 Operated by Bernmobil. See also Trolleybuses in Bern.
Biel/Bienne 19 October 1940 Operated by VB/TPB. See also Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne.
Cernier, Val-de-Ruz 1 September 1948 14 April 1984 Connected Les Hauts-Geneveys, Cernier, Dombresson and Villiers.
Fribourg 1 February 1949 Operated by TPF. See also Trolleybuses in Fribourg.
♦ Fribourg – Farvagny 4 January 1912 21 May 1932 See also Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system.
Geneva / Genève 11 September 1942[3] Operated by TPG. See also Trolleybuses in Geneva.
La Chaux-de-Fonds 23 December 1949 21 May 2014 Operated by . See also Trolleybuses in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Lausanne 2 October 1932 Operated by TL. See also Trolleybuses in Lausanne.
Lucerne / Luzern 7 December 1941 Operated by VBL. See also Trolleybuses in Lucerne.
Lugano 25 April 1954 28 June 2001[4] Operated by ACT. See also Trolleybuses in Lugano.
Montreux–Vevey 18 April 1957   Connects Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve. Operated by VMCV. See also Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey.
Neuchâtel 16 February 1940 System included an interurban line to Cernier (Val-de-Ruz) until 1969. Operated by TN. See also Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel.
St. Gallen 18 July 1950 Operated by . See also Trolleybuses in St. Gallen.
Schaffhausen 24 September 1966 Operated by . See also Trolleybuses in Schaffhausen.
Thun 19 August 1952 13 March 1982 Connected Thun and Beatenbucht. Operated by STI.
Val-de-Ruz – see Cernier
Vevey – see Montreux–Vevey
Winterthur 28 December 1938 Operated by . See also Trolleybuses in Winterthur.
Zurich / Zürich 27 May 1939 Operated by VBZ. See also Trolleybuses in Zürich.

Trolley freight[]

In addition to trolleybus systems, one trolley-freight (or trolleytruck) system existed, on a route between Mühleberg and Gümmenen, from 1918 to 1922. It had just two trolley-truck vehicles and was used during construction of a power station.[5]

See also[]

Sources[]

Books and periodicals[]

  • Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
  • Dölling, Gerhard (Ed.). 1993. "Strassenbahnatlas Schweiz 1993" (ISBN 3-926524-13-8). Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V.
  • Peschkes, Robert. 1993. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe" (ISBN 0-948619-01-5). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
  • Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
  • Blickpunkt Strassenbahn. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V. (Germany). Bimonthly.

References[]

  1. ^ Murray, Alan. "Farewell to a Rural Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 94, May-June 1977. p. 65. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
  2. ^ At a referendum held on 17 June 2007, the cantonal electorate rejected a proposal by trolleybus supporters for retention of the trolleybus system. The electorate accepted a counter-proposal by the cantonal authority to purchase motorbuses to replace the trolleybus fleet. Consequently, the only then-remaining trolleybus line closed in June 2008: Referendum results Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Box, Roland. "A Short History of the Genève System." Trolleybus Magazine No. 278, March-April 2008, p. 26. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
  4. ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 240 (November-December 2001), p. 141.
  5. ^ Murray (2000), p. 128.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""