TUSSAM was founded on November 4, 1975 from a split in the
Servicio Municipal de Transportes Urbanos (SMTU). The first buses purchased by TUSSAM arrived in 1977, the
Enasa Pegaso 6035. Initially, the buses were blue on the bottom and cream on the top. Some models included a red stripe in the middle. In 1982, the use of the bonobús was introduced, becoming a pioneer in Spain in the use of this system on buses. That same year, the fleet was renewed with the
Pegaso 6038. Between 1986 and 1987, the Exploitation Assistance System was incorporated, which allowed the location of the buses to be known in real time. In 1987, the fleet was renewed with buses manufactured by
Renault, inaugurating a new image characterized by the "Seville orange" color. In 1989, the bonobuses became card-shaped, and the transfer option was introduced. In 1998, new
Iveco bus were acquired. In the 2000s, TUSSAM suffered severe financial losses. In 2001, it lost
€27 million. By mid-2004, its accumulated debt had risen to over €60 million. In 2007, the debt had reached €137 million. To alleviate this debt, Seville City Council eliminated the non-transferable bus pass at the beginning of 2005, leaving only the higher-priced one-way bus option. This, which represented a 28% price increase, sparked
protests from consumer and environmental organizations. Due to the reduction in passenger numbers as a result of this measure, the following year TUSSAM resumed selling the non-transferable bus pass, with an 8% price increase compared to the previous year. In the following years, TUSSAM continued to lose passengers. TUSSAM hired its first female driver in 2001. A year later, in 2002, it renewed its image again, choosing the crimson and gold colors, symbols that appear on the
Flag of Seville. The new image was selected by competition among students of the
School of Fine Arts, whose winner was Ana Rocío Maraver Tello. In 2004 TUSSAM began a renovation of the waiting
canopies, changing their color from orange to maroon. That same year, the first information points of the waiting times began to be installed at the stops. Seville's tram service, known as
Metrocentro, was inaugurated on 28 October 2007 between Plaza Nueva and Prado de San Sebastián. In 2011, the tram debuted a new look and was extended to San Bernardo. In 2024, three new stops were inaugurated in the so-called "extension to Nervion". On February 3, 2025, service on line C5 was restored, consisting of four electric minibuses with 21 seats each. == Routes ==