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The Seattle trolleybus (or trolley [5] [6] [7]) system forms part of the public transportation network in the city of Seattle, Washington, operated by King County Metro. Originally opened on April 28, 1940, the network consists of 15 routes, with 174 trolleybuses operating on 68 miles (109 km) of two-way parallel overhead lines. [3]
In 1978, Metro was the first large transit agency to order high-capacity articulated buses (buses with a rotating joint). [11] Today, King County Metro has one of the largest articulated fleets in North America (second only to MTA New York City Transit) and articulated buses account for about 42% of the agency's fleet.
As of 2017, King County Metro operates the 10th largest fleet of buses in the United States, with a total of 1,540 buses. [3] The fleet includes a mix of electric trolleybuses, diesel-electric hybrids, and battery electric buses. Buses range in size from 30-foot (9.1 m) shuttles to articulated buses on higher-demand routes. [92]
Only base that serves electric trolley buses [6] Atlantic Maintenance: 1555 Airport Way South, Seattle [7] Central Base: 640 S Massachusetts St, Seattle [5] 1941 [6] Central/Atlantic/Ryerson Operations [8] 1270 6th Ave S, Seattle [7] Communications Control Center: 1505 6th Ave S, Seattle [7] 2007 [9] Marketing Distribution Center: 1523 6th Ave ...
These routes run mostly within the city of Seattle. Trolley routes may be operated by electric trolleybuses. Conventional routes are not operated by trolleybuses, but are instead operated by diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, or battery-electric buses. All bus routes in other sections of this page are conventional routes.
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Dual-mode (diesel-trolley) buses used electric traction in the South Boston Waterfront tunnel and a short surface section, and diesel propulsion elsewhere. [16] Replaced by CNG buses with extended battery mode for the tunnel. Fairhaven: 16 October 1915 1 December 1915 Experimental. Fitchburg: 10 May 1932 30 June 1946 System also served Leominster.
Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden Video of a trolleybus in Ghent, Belgium. A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram – in the 1910s and 1920s [1] – or trolley [2] [3]) is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded ...