A/S Trikken
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A/S Trikken | |
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Fate | Lost operating licence |
Successor | Drammen Kommunale Trikk |
Founded | 1916 |
Defunct | 1947 |
Location | Drammen, Norway |
Industry | Transport |
Parent | Øverby & Larsen |
A/S Trikken (lit: The Tram) was a Norwegian company that operated the Drammen trolleybus between May 1, 1916 and July 1, 1947. The company was started by the electrical company Øverby & Larsen, that bought the remains of the bankrupt Drammens Elektriske Bane who had operate the trolleybuses since 1909. A/S Trikken operated the system until the end of June 1947 when their licence was not renewed and the municipality took over operation through the company Drammen Kommunale Trikk.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1996). Trolleybussene i Norge. Oslo: Baneforlaget, 41.