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The Limoges
In November 1945, line 6 had its trams replaced by trolleybuses, and on 4 October 1948 line 4 became a trolleybus line.
With the replacement of trams by trolleybuses on lines 5 and 1 in March and July 1951, operations on Limoges' urban tramway were finally terminated.
Since then, the city has always been faithful to its electric transport system, and its lines have been expanded over time.
In May 1953, the opening of a sixth line, no. 9, expanded the Limoges trolleybus system to a route length of . In 1954, the ''Compagnie des Tramways Electriques de Limoges'' (CTEL) became the ''Compagnie des Trolleybus de Limoges'' (CTL). Further extensions in 1963 and 1965 left the system at its current route length of .
The current Limoges trolleybus lines are:
* 1 : Route de Lyon - Porte de Louyat, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 2 : Pierre Curie - La Bastide, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 4 : Montjovis - Pôle Saint Lazare, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 5 : Jean Gagnant - Les Courrières/La Cornue (extended in 2001 to Plaisance/Roussillon, in 2004 to La Cornue and in 2009 to Les Courrières);
* 6 : La Bastide 2 - Maréchal Juin (re-electrified and lengthened at both ends in 1996).
The extension of the southern part of line 4 to serve Pôle Saint Lazare and the new clinic entered service on Monday, 6 July 2009.
The five trolleybus lines in Limoges now represent about 53% of passengers carried, and one third of the mileage on the city's overall bus network.
Images of the Limoges trolleybus system, at ''railfaneurope.net''
* * {{Urban Electric Transit , id = 1251 , title = Limoges , trolleybus = yes ''This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at August 2011.''
trolleybus
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system (french: Réseau de trolleybus de Limoges) forms part of the public transport
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network of the city and '' commune'' of Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
, in the Limousin
Limousin (; oc, Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienn ...
region
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of the Great South West of France.
In operation since 1943, the system presently comprises five urban routes. Trolleybuses are popular in Limoges for their silent operation, their lack of pollution and their performance in the steep streets.
History
Trolleybuses made their first appearance in Limoges in July 1943. They were intended to replace the urban tramway, which was ageing and in poor condition. The first trolleybus line was no. 2, connecting Place Carnot with Avenue Baudin. Services on this line were operated initially by Vétra CB60 vehicles. The following October, it was the turn of line 3 to be converted to trolleybus operation, again with CB60s. Line 3 was merged directly with line 2.
In November 1945, line 6 had its trams replaced by trolleybuses, and on 4 October 1948 line 4 became a trolleybus line.
With the replacement of trams by trolleybuses on lines 5 and 1 in March and July 1951, operations on Limoges' urban tramway were finally terminated.
Since then, the city has always been faithful to its electric transport system, and its lines have been expanded over time.
In May 1953, the opening of a sixth line, no. 9, expanded the Limoges trolleybus system to a route length of . In 1954, the ''Compagnie des Tramways Electriques de Limoges'' (CTEL) became the ''Compagnie des Trolleybus de Limoges'' (CTL). Further extensions in 1963 and 1965 left the system at its current route length of .
Services
The current Limoges trolleybus lines are:
* 1 : Route de Lyon - Porte de Louyat, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 2 : Pierre Curie - La Bastide, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 4 : Montjovis - Pôle Saint Lazare, ''by Cristalis trolleybus'';
* 5 : Jean Gagnant - Les Courrières/La Cornue (extended in 2001 to Plaisance/Roussillon, in 2004 to La Cornue and in 2009 to Les Courrières);
* 6 : La Bastide 2 - Maréchal Juin (re-electrified and lengthened at both ends in 1996).
The extension of the southern part of line 4 to serve Pôle Saint Lazare and the new clinic entered service on Monday, 6 July 2009.
The five trolleybus lines in Limoges now represent about 53% of passengers carried, and one third of the mileage on the city's overall bus network.
Fleet
As at 11 July 2011, the Limoges trolleybus fleet consisted of the following types: *Renault
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ER100H (13 trolleybuses, nos 428-440).
* Irisbus
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History IVECO (1975 - 1999)
In 1975 F ...
Cristalis ETB12 (27 trolleybuses, nos 101-127), entered service between 2006 and 2011.
See also
*Gare de Limoges Gare is the word for "station" in French and related languages, commonly meaning railway station
Gare can refer to:
People
* Gare (surname), surname
* The Gare Family, fictional characters in the novel '' Wild Geese'' by Martha Ostenso
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*List of trolleybus systems in France
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References
Notes
Further reading
*External links
Images of the Limoges trolleybus system, at ''railfaneurope.net''
* * {{Urban Electric Transit , id = 1251 , title = Limoges , trolleybus = yes ''This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at August 2011.''
Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
Limoges
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1943 establishments in France