Did the council ever consider investing in electric buses, also known as trolleybuses, instead of trams running on fixed rail tracks?
But if you tire of dodging motor scooters, there is a comprehensive transport system operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi that allows you to swap between the metro, buses, trams and trolleybuses using the same tickets. ❋ Jeff Mills (2011)
Wait, how much CO2 is produced by light rail and trolleybuses? ❋ Unknown (2010)
When Veretilny arrived at the White House on the evening of 20 August other defenders had erected a barricade made from trolleybuses, metal bars and scrap. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Ian Allan 45-46 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RG, 020-7401 2100Steel yourselves, transport enthusiasts: this is 3,000 sq ft of transportation heaven, with a catalogue of titles overflowing with trams, trolleybuses, railways and aviation, as well as a hefty collection of volumes on maritime, military and naval transport. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It might be a quiet bus – but then so are trolleybuses. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Chicago had “skytrain” the elevated railway and trolleybuses and had aspirations for BRT in the 1950s. ❋ Unknown (2010)
If you just wanted zero emission buses the same money would buy you 40 trolleybuses. ❋ Unknown (2010)
No mention, you notice, of trolleybuses – which can do all of this as far as the wires reach. ❋ Unknown (2010)
That being said, the conventional transit system has been getting more accessible – the introduction of the low floor trolleybuses removing one of the largest barriers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Putting trolleybuses back on the #41 sounds like a good idea until you look at the cost of wires to UBC. ❋ Unknown (2009)
He did vote for trolleybuses but he still believes in natural gas – becuase that does require faith, not reason. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And we made the right, long term decision to replace our trolleybuses with more trolleybuses – something few other transit systems in North America have done. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The high initial cost of trolleybuses and their overhead is a big hurdle, and again hybrids seem to offer the best compromise for now. ❋ Unknown (2009)
