Trolleybuses in Winterthur

The individual line sections of the Winterthur trolleybus system went into operation as follows: With the timetable change on 23 May 1982, the Rosenberg line (line 3) was separated from the Breite line (a new line 4). The latter line, which operated as a circle line, was converted back into a diesel bus service on 28 May 1995, and the last remaining traces of its overhead wires disappeared at the end of January 2010. Meanwhile, in December 2006, lines 3 and 6 were merged into the present line 3. With the timetable change on 15 Dezember 2024 Line 5 was fully electrified with IMC-Trolleybuses. == Lines ==

The present system is made up of the following lines: ==Fleet==

Evolution The Winterthur trolleybus system was operated initially by conventional length, two-axle vehicles. In 1957, the first five articulated trolleybuses were ordered. They entered service in 1959. In 1997, Stadtbus Winterthur sold a few trolleybuses to the Romanian city of Timișoara. Other trolleybuses were sold in 1998 to the Bulgarian city of Ruse, and, a year later, to Burgas, also in Bulgaria. In March 2004, an order for 10 articulated trolleybuses was placed with Solaris Bus & Coach. In November 2005, the first trolleybus in this order was delivered. By the end of 2005, all had entered service; they replaced the Saurer trolleybuses nos. 122–131. Current fleet File:Trolleybus Saurer in Timisoara.jpg|The former Winterthur Saurer trolleybus 13 from 1960, here in 2005 in Timișoara, Romania. File:WV Winterthur 128.jpg|Saurer articulated trolleybus 128 from 1982 (since withdrawn), in Oberseen, 2005. File:Winterthur Solaris Trollino 18.jpg|A Solaris Trollino 18 articulated trolleybus in Töss. File:Hess SwissTrolley Bus am Busbahnhof beim Hauptbahnhof Winterthur.jpg|Hess SwissTrolley 3f at central (bus) station, 2014 ==See also==