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Trolleybuses In Lugano
The Lugano trolleybus system ( it, Rete filoviaria di Lugano) was a trolleybus system that formed part of the public transport network of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, for nearly half a century. Opened in 1954,Murray, Alan (2000). ''World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia'', pp. 73, 85. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. . the system had progressively replaced the Lugano tramway network by 1959, and was significantly expanded between 1975 and 1981. However, it was closed in 2001, and the overhead wires had been completely removed by the summer of 2002. At its height, the system consisted of four lines. From its opening until the end of 1999, it was operated by ''Azienda Comunale dei Trasporti della Città di Lugano'' (ACT) (which was called the ''Azienda Comunale del Traffico'' (also ACT) until 1969). '' Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi S.A.'' (TPL) took over on 1 January 2000.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 236 (March–April 2001), pp. 25, 47. National Trolleybus Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugano
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the List of cities in Switzerland, ninth largest Swiss city. The city lies on Lake Lugano, at its largest width, and, together with the adjacent town of Paradiso, Switzerland, Paradiso, occupies the entire bay of Lugano. The territory of the municipality encompasses a much larger region on both sides of the lake, with numerous isolated villages. The region of Lugano is surrounded by the Lugano Prealps, the latter extending on most of the Sottoceneri region, the southernmost part of Ticino and Switzerland. Both western and eastern parts of the municipality share an international border with Italy. Described as a market town since 984, Lugano was the object of con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Garage
A bus garage, also known as a bus depot, bus base or bus barn, is a facility where buses are stored and maintained. In many conurbations, bus garages are on the site of former car barns or tram sheds, where trams (streetcars) were stored, and the operation transferred to buses. In other areas, garages were built to replace horsebus yards or on virgin sites when populations were not as high as now. Description Most bus garages will contain the following elements: *Internal parking *External parking *Fueling point *Fuel storage tanks *Engineering section *Inspection pits *Bus wash *Brake test lane *Staff canteen/break room *Administration office Smaller garages may contain the minimum engineering facilities, restricted to light servicing capabilities only. Garages may also contain recovery vehicles, often converted buses, although their incidence has declined with the use of contractors to recover break-downs, and the increase in reliability. Overnight, the more valuable or regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Anonyme Des Ateliers De Sécheron
The (SAAS, in English translated as ''"Anonymous Society of Sécheron Workshops"'') was a joint-stock company based in Geneva, Switzerland. It specialized in electrical engineering, including the manufacture of electrical equipment and locomotives. In 1989, the company was split into four successor companies, ABB Sécheron SA, ABB Power Generation (closed in 1995), ABB Systèmes de Transport and Sécheron SA. History In 1879, Alfred de Meuron set up a small workshop in Geneva to manufacture electrical appliances. This workshop ultimately formed the basis for the establishment of SAAS on 9 July 1918. The following year, 1919, Brown Boveri & Cie (BBC) became SAAS's main shareholder. Five years later, SAAS resumed its independence. The company remained independent until 1969, when competitive pressures forced it to seek new partners. In 1970, BBC took over as sole shareholder. However, the company's name was changed only in 1982, when it became BBC Sécheron SA. In 1988, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Brozincevic Wetzikon
Franz Brozincevic & Cie (FBW) was a Swiss maker of trucks, motorbuses and trolleybuses, founded by Croatian-born engineer and constructor Franjo (Franz) Brozinčević (1874-1933), active between 1922 and 1985 and based in Wetzikon, canton of Zürich. History FBW gained an excellent reputation for the top-level engineering and the long-lasting life of its products, never producing series but instead making individually tailored vehicles. It used only components of its own manufacture, a costly system that allowed the company to produce only a few hundred units per year. Notable designs from FBW included the underfloor-engined trucks, in production since 1949. In 1982, FBW was merged with its Swiss competitor, Saurer, to form Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft Arbon & Wetzikon (NAW), but new trolleybuses continued to be badged as FBW into 1984 One of the last truck build by FBW was the FBW Dreiachskipper Type 80-N. Daimler-Benz held a majority stake in the new company, NAW, and producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIAT
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Italy. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced. Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the third in the world after General Motors and Ford for over 20 years, until the car industry crisis in the late 1980s. In 2013, Fiat S.p.A. was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced and the seventh in the world, while FCA was the world's eighth-largest automaker. In 1970, Fiat Automobiles employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a population of 253,200 making it the 7th most populous city in Romania. The metropolitan area is home to 382,896 residents. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about north of Bucharest and from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. Historically, the city was the center of the Burzenland, once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons, and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the national anthem of Romania was first sung. Names Brassovia, Brassó, Brașov, etc. According to Dragoș Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Office Of Transport
The Federal Office of Transport (FOT, german: Bundesamt für Verkehr (BAV); french: Office fédéral des transports (OFT); it, Ufficio federale dei trasporti (UFT); rm, Uffizi federal da traffic (UFT)) is a division of the Swiss Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. It is the supervisory authority for the fields of public and freight transport in Switzerland, covering rail transport, cableways, ships, trams and buses. The FOT is responsible for safety, finance and infrastructure, as well as the legal and political frameworks of all said transport modes. The FOT is not responsible for civil aviation, which is the responsibility of the Federal Office of Civil Aviation, nor for roads, which are the responsibility of the Federal Roads Authority. The FOT is located in Ittigen, near Switzerland's de facto capital city of Bern, and employs about 310 people. The director of the FOT is Peter Füglistaler. References External links * {{Auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trolleybuses In Lugano
The Lugano trolleybus system ( it, Rete filoviaria di Lugano) was a trolleybus system that formed part of the public transport network of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, for nearly half a century. Opened in 1954,Murray, Alan (2000). ''World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia'', pp. 73, 85. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. . the system had progressively replaced the Lugano tramway network by 1959, and was significantly expanded between 1975 and 1981. However, it was closed in 2001, and the overhead wires had been completely removed by the summer of 2002. At its height, the system consisted of four lines. From its opening until the end of 1999, it was operated by ''Azienda Comunale dei Trasporti della Città di Lugano'' (ACT) (which was called the ''Azienda Comunale del Traffico'' (also ACT) until 1969). '' Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi S.A.'' (TPL) took over on 1 January 2000.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 236 (March–April 2001), pp. 25, 47. National Trolleybus Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radial Route
A radial route is a public transport route linking a central point in a city or town, usually in the central business district (CBD), with a suburb (or satellite) of that city or town. Such a route can be operated by various forms of public transport, including commuter rail, rapid transit, trams (streetcars), trolleybuses, or motor buses. Typically, a pair of radial routes will be combined, solely for operational reasons, into a single cross-city route, between one suburb and another suburb. A cross-city route of that type is sometimes called a ''through route''. A public transport operator may combine radial routes into a through route because terminating a route in a city or town centre has certain disadvantages: *Vehicles can cause congestion while standing between journeys and when turning. *Valuable land is often occupied with route terminal facilities. *Time is wasted by vehicles turning round or reversing (reducing vehicle utilization and increasing costs). *Passengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savosa
Savosa is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lugano (district), Lugano in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Savosa is first mentioned in 1335 as ''Savoxa''. In the Middle Ages Savosa and Rovello were two separate ''Bürgergemeinde, Vicinanza'', which were under the Pieve of Lugano. The Cathedral of Saint Lawrence (Lugano), cathedral of San Lorenzo in Lugano possessed extensive lands in Rovello in the 11th and 12th Centuries. In the 14th century the Roman Catholic Diocese of Como, Bishop of Como had feudal rights in both Savosa and Rovello. The S. Maurizio complex in Rovello, which is now part of Lugano, consisted of a farmhouse, a chapel (mentioned in 1203) and a cemetery. It was founded by the Humiliati order. In 1365 it was taken over by the Bishop of Como and the Hospital of S. Maria in Lugano. The sugar Business magnate, magnate Emilio Maraini purchased the complex in 1906. Savosa was part of the parish of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massagno
Massagno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History An Upper Paleolithic Ax made out of serpentinite, and some cremation graves from the Iron Age are the only prehistoric traces discovered in Massagno. The village of Massagno is first mentioned in 1146 as ''Masagnio''. In 1198 it was mentioned as ''Maxanio''. The '' Vicinanza'' of Massagno emerged from the villages of Massagno and Gerso, and during the Middle Ages it was part of the Pieve of Lugano. During the 9th and 10th Centuries, the Cathedral of S. Lorenzo in Lugano seems to have owned individual farms and houses in the village, and in 1198 it was the main landholder. At the same time, the '' Kastlanei'' Sonvico owned some estates. In 1262 the hospital of St. Mary of Lugano acquired some estates as well, which were sold in 1739 to the Luvini family in Massagno. In 1329, the provost of the Humiliati monastery of S . Antonio in Lugano bought land in the village. Then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pregassona
Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ..., Switzerland. Pregassona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. The name Pregassona comes from a contraction of the local dialect for "near the Cassone"; the Cassone is a small river that flows through the village. Monuments and places of interest * Church of Saint Mary, documented since 1222 * Oratory of Saints Peter & Paul, 14th century * Church of Saint John the Baptist and Maximilian Kolbe, 1995 References External links * Official site of the quarterLugano Monte Brè Former municipalities of Ticino Districts of Lugano {{Ticino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
