This is a list of trolleybus systems in Switzerland. It includes all
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 troll ...
systems, past and present.
Alphabetical list by principal city
Trolley freight
In addition to trolleybus systems, one trolley-freight (or
trolleytruck
A trolleytruck (also known as a freight trolley or trolley truckIn the United Kingdom a ''trolley'' may refer to the hand operated wheeled vehicle called a ''hand truck'' in North America. In North American usage the term ''trolley truck'' may als ...
) system existed, on a route between
Mühleberg
Mühleberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Mühleberg is first mentioned in 1011–16 as ''Mulinberg''.
There are several Hallstatt era grave mounds around Mühlebe ...
and
Gümmenen, from 1918 to 1922. It had just two trolley-truck vehicles and was used during construction of a power station.
[Murray (2000), p. 128.]
See also
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List of trolleybus systems
This is a list of cities where trolleybuses operate, or operated in the past, as part of the public transport system. The original list has been divided to improve user-friendliness and to reduce article size. Separate lists—separate articles i ...
, for all other countries
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List of town tramway systems in Switzerland
This is a list of town tramway systems in Switzerland. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those tram syst ...
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List of light-rail transit systems
The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems. In other words, this list only includes systems which ...
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List of rapid transit systems
These lists of rapid transit systems are sorted by the type of system:
* List of tram and light rail transit systems
* List of town tramway systems
* Medium-capacity rail transport system
* List of premetro systems
* List of metro systems
* List of ...
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Trolleybus usage by country
As of 2012 there were around 300 cities or metropolitan areas where trolleybuses were operated,Webb, Mary (ed.) (2012). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2012–2013'', pp. " 3 and " 4 (in foreword). Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. ...
Sources
Books and periodicals
* Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
* Dölling, Gerhard (Ed.). 1993. "Strassenbahnatlas Schweiz 1993" (). Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V.
* Peschkes, Robert. 1993. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe" (). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
* ''Trolleybus Magazine'' (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
* ''Blickpunkt Strassenbahn''. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V. (Germany). Bimonthly.
References
External links
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). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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