Trolleybuses_in_Novosibirsk Knowpia

Novosibirsk trolleybus system
Novosibirsk trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Novosibirsk, Russia
Open	6 November 1957

The Novosibirsk trolleybus system (Russian: Новосибирский троллейбус) is part of the public transport network of Novosibirsk, Russia. The system opened on 6 November 1957.

History edit

A test drive took place on November 6, 1957.^[1] Regular passenger service began the next day.^[1]

In 1957, 10 trolleybuses operated in the city. By the end of 1957, 17 trolleybuses operated. By 1958, the number of trolleybuses increased to 45.^[2]

Current status edit

The system consists of 14 routes (№№ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 36).

The trolleybus fleet is represented by such "classic'" trolleybuses as Soviet ZiU-9, and ZiU-10, Russian VMZ-184, VMZ-201, VMZ-263, VMZ-375, BTZ-5276-01, Trolza-5265.00, Trolza-5275.05, and Trolza-5275.06, Belarusian AKSM-101A, and AKSM-101M. In 2011-2012, trolleybuses ST-6217M with battery packs, manufactured by Novosibirsk factory Liotech, were tested.^[3]^[4] Experiment had ended when Liotech was declared insolvent.^[5] In 2022, municipal authorities decided to repeat the experiment with new trolleybuses with battery packs - UTTZ-6241.01.^[6]

Gallery edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b Туда, где нет метро. НГС.НОВОСТИ.
^ Горэлектротранспорт (МКП «ГЭТ»). История развития новосибирского наземного электротранспорта.
^ Ponomaryov, Konstantin (15 April 2011). "Электробус: сели на батарейки". NGS.ru (in Russian).
^ "В Новосибирске появился второй троллейбус на батарейках (фото)". NGS.ru (in Russian). 14 June 2012.
^ Evdokimova, Kseniya (24 August 2016). "Новосибирскую "дочку" корпорации "Роснано" признали банкротом". NGS.ru (in Russian).
^ Bogdanova, Anna (26 January 2022). "В Новосибирске запускают электробус. Как он выглядит и где будет возить пассажиров". NGS.ru (in Russian).