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Trolleybuses In Nancy
The Nancy trolleybus system () is part of the public transport network of the city of Nancy, France, and the neighboring Communes of France, ''comunes'' (municipalities) of Essey-lès-Nancy, Saint-Max and Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. The trolleybus system opened in September 1982, and by one year later it had grown to three fully trolleybus routes (3, 4, and 19). Three additional services were introduced that did not require any additional overhead line, overhead trolley wires, as the fleet consisted of Renault dual-mode buses that could use the wiring of route 3 and then continue (as routes 23, 33, or 43) in diesel engine, diesel mode beyond the end of the wiring. Trolleybus service on route 3 ended in 1996, leaving only routes 4 and 19 in operation. Trolleybus operation on the remaining routes was suspended in 1999 to permit the conversion of the system's most heavily used corridor into a guided bus route, still using trolleybuses but now with the Bombardier Guided Light Transit (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrosserie Hess
Carrosserie HESS AG is a bus, trolleybus and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Bellach, Switzerland. Their products can be found operating in several countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia. History The company was founded in 1882, when Heinrich Hess set up business in Solothurn to build customised car bodies. The company first began building buses in 1919, and production reverted to aluminium products in 1933. It produced its first trolleybuses in 1940 for the Swiss cities of Basel and Biel/Bienne. In 1961, it commenced building of articulated vehicles, some of which were supplied to operators in the United States and Canada in 1975. The company soon began to expand, and businesses were set up in Portugal and Australia in 1957 and 1978 respectively. The U.S. business was set up in 1996. The company began production of low-floor buses and trolleybuses in 1991, and its first "Swisstrolley" model, built in conjunction with Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft Arbon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
