Trolleybuses in Arnhem

The Arnhem trolleybus system is the trolleybus system in the city of Arnhem. It is unique in the Netherlands as the only trolleybus system still operating in that country. It opened on 5 September 1949.[1]

Arnhem trolleybus

Overview
Locale	Arnhem, Netherlands
Transit type	Trolleybus
Number of lines	6
Operation
Began operation	5 September 1949
Operator(s)	Breng

Active routes

The current network consists of the following routes:

•  1  Oosterbeek - Velp
•  2  De Laar West - Centraal Station
•  3  Burgers Zoo - Het Duifje
•  5  Schuytgraaf - Presikhaaf
•  6  De Laar West - Elsweide/HAN
•  7  Geitenkamp - Rijkerswoerd

Formerly, route  4  was part of the trolleybus network, but it became part of route 2 in 1950, after no more than four months of existence. The current line 4 in Arnhem is a CNG bus, but on a different route. The same goes for route  9 , which was discontinued in 2002 (divided between routes 5 and 7). The number 9, too, is now used on a different route in the CNG bus network. Route 7 is the second with this number, the first one being a rush hour line running on the central part of line 1.

Media

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  The Arnhem trolleybus network as valid from December 14th 2014
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  Den Oudsten B88 Trolley (no longer in use) on route 3
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  Preserved BUT - trolley 101 from 1949 on tour
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  New trolleybus taken into service in Oct 2009
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  Motor section of new trolleybus taken into service in Oct 2009

See also

• British United Traction

References

1. Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia, p. 71. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.

External links

• (in Dutch) Trolleybuses in Arnhem