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The Alfa Romeo Mille (or Alfa Romeo 1000) is a
The Alfa Romeo Mille (or Alfa Romeo 1000) is a 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 ...
manufactured by Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." ...
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History
The model was produced from 1959 to 1964. The Mille had different versions. They were used inItaly
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, Uruguay
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and other countries. In Italy, most were used in Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
. The trolleybus had a special style and it is different from the past models of the company.
The last Alfa Romeo-built trolleybuses to operate in regular service anywhere were 1000F units on Naples' two independent trolleybus systems, the ANM and CTP systems. ANM's last three were withdrawn at end of February or first few days of March 2001,''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 238 (July–August 2001), p. 91. National Trolleybus Association (UK). . while CTP's last few Alfa Romeo Mille units (from series 11–36, built in 1962) were withdrawn in December 2004, by which time they were the oldest trolleybuses in service in Western Europe.Isgar, Carl (November–December 2008). "In the Shadow of Vesuvius - Part 1". ''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 282, p. 125. .
Technical characteristics
The bus was powered by an Alfa Romeo 1607 or 1610inline-six
The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine balan ...
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...
, which produced 165 horsepower at 2000 RPM. The 84 trolleybuses delivered to ATAN in Naples in 1961–62 had electrical equipment by OCREN (Officine Costruzioni Riparazioni Elettromeccaniche Napoletane SpA) and OCREN- Sécheron L 336 C motors.
Body
The trolleybus used bodies from Casaro, SEAC, or other manufacturers, depending on the choice of the transport company making the purchase.Production
* 1000AF – including 26 for theNaples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
TPN (now CTP) system in 1962
* 1000F/Pd – including 84 units for the Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
ATAN (later ANM) system in 1961–62 and 40 units for the Milan trolleybus system, in 1963–64
* 10P - 30 units
* AU7 - 85 units
See also
*List of buses
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