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  2. List of trolleybus systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Dual-mode (diesel-trolley) buses operated 15 September 1990 – 24 January 2005 on routes using the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. The overhead wire system in the tunnel was not connected to that used by surface trolleybus services.

  3. Trolleybus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of trolleybus systems - Wikipedia

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    System's closure was initially a suspension of service due to major road construction in city center, but it was later decided not to reopen the system. [141] However, the system reopened on 10 March 2019, with limited passenger service (only on Sundays). [citation needed] Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred: Poprad: 2 August 1904 August 1906

  5. Overhead line - Wikipedia

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    It is known variously as overhead catenary, overhead contact line (OCL), overhead contact system (OCS), overhead equipment (OHE), overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE), overhead lines (OHL), overhead wiring (OHW), traction wire, and trolley wire. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over ...

  6. Trolley pole - Wikipedia

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    The grooved trolley wheel was used on many large city systems through the 1940s and 1950s; it was generally used on systems with "old" style round cross sectional overhead wire. The trolley wheel was problematic at best; the circumferential contact of the grooved wheel bearing on the underside of the overhead wire provided minimal electrical ...

  7. Dual-mode bus - Wikipedia

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    Boston Neoplan DMA-460LF dual-mode trolleybus, operating in diesel mode (with its trolley poles lowered). A dual-mode bus is a bus that can run independently on power from two different sources, typically electricity from overhead lines like a trolleybus or from batteries like a hybrid bus, alternated with conventional fossil fuel (generally diesel fuel).

  8. Trolleytruck - Wikipedia

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    A trolleytruck (also known as a freight trolley or trolley truck [1]) is a trolleybus-like vehicle used for carrying cargo instead of passengers. A trolleytruck is usually a type of electric truck powered by two overhead wires , from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles .

  9. Current collector - Wikipedia

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    Most overhead supply systems are either DC or single phase AC, using a single wire with return through the grounded running rails. Three phase AC systems use a pair of overhead wires, and paired trolley poles. Electric overhead cranes and gantry cranes may use a current collector system to provide power over the full length of their operating ...

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