Tursib is the local

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operator in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

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, operating

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

service. It also services outlying areas and villages. It is a

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created in 1998. Originally, Tursib's network also included

trolleybus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...

es and a suburban/rural

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ...

line to Rășinari. However, the company proposed in 2009 to discontinue trolleybus operation, and after approval by the local council the last trolleybus line closed in November 2009.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 290 (March–April 2010), p. 45. National Trolleybus Association (UK). . Regular service on the Sibiu–Rășinari tramway ceased on 28 February 2011,''

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'', May 2011, p. 194. UK: LRTA Publishing. and very limited operation that took place later – mainly only for visiting tourist groups – ended in 2012.''Blickpunkt Straßenbahn'' issue "4/2013" (July–August 2013), pp. 142–143 (in German). . Tursib's service area covers , and the fleet of 100 buses and three

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es serves 21 routes.

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Tursib (in Romanian)
Sibiu

Tursib Tursib is the local public transport operator in Sibiu, Romania, operating bus service. It also services outlying areas and villages. It is a joint-stock company created in 1998. Originally, Tursib's network also included trolleybuses and a sub ...

Companies of Sibiu County {{Romania-transport-stub