Trolleybuses in Parma
| Parma trolleybus system | |||
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| Trolleybus 039 at Piazzale Barbieri | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||
| Open | 1953 | ||
| Routes | 4 | ||
| Operator(s) | TEP (Parma) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 18.6 km (11.6 mi) | ||
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| Website | TEP (Italian) | ||
The Parma trolleybus system (Italian: Rete filoviaria di Parma) forms part of the public transport network of the city and comune of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. In operation since 1953, the system presently comprises four urban routes.
History
When the Parma trolleybus system commenced operations on 25 October 1953, it consisted of three routes:[1]
- 1 Stazione FS ↔ cimitero della Villetta (it);
- 2 San Leonardo ↔ Via Montebello;
- 3 San Lazzaro ↔ Crocetta.
One month later, on 25 November 1953, the trolleybus system's predecessor, the Parma tramway network, was closed.[1]
In 1968, trolleybus route 1 was extended to the cemetery at Orzi di Baganza. In 1972, route 2 was extended, but was also simultaneously transformed into a diesel bus route. This has been the only closure of a trolleybus route in Parma.
In recent decades, the trolleybus system has been expanded: in 1987, route 1 was extended from Orzi di Baganza to strada Farnese; in 1989 bus route 4 was converted into a trolleybus route, and in 1998, bus route 5 was similarly converted.
Services
The routes comprising the present Parma trolleybus system are:
- 1 Stazione FS ↔ strada Farnese;
- 3 San Lazzaro ↔ Crocetta;
- 4 Via Parigi ↔ Via Mordacci;
- 5 Via Orazio ↔ Via Chiavari.
Trolleybus fleet
Retired trolleybuses
The following trolleybuses previously used in Parma have since been withdrawn from service:
- 16 Fiat 2401 Cansa delivered 1953, nos. 001-016;
- 2 Fiat 2411 Cansa delivered 1959/1960, nos. 017-018;
- 2 Fiat 2411 Cansa delivered 1964, nos. 019-020.
Current fleet
Parma's current trolleybus fleet is as follows:
- 10 Menarini Monocar 201 (it) delivered 1981, nos. 021-030;
- 10 Menarini Monocar 201/2 delivered 1986, nos. 031-040;
- 14 Autodromo BusOtto (it) low-floor, delivered 1997 and 2000, nos. 041-054.
- On order: 9 Van Hool ExquiCity articulated trolleybuses, of which the first one was delivered in April 2012.[2]
Heritage fleet
Parma trolleybuses nos. 014 and 017 are preserved as heritage vehicles, at the TEP "I° maggio" depot.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I filobus" [Trolleybuses]. TEP website. TEP. Retrieved 8 March 2011. (Italian)
- ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 304 (July-August 2012), p. 95. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
Further reading
- Gregoris, Paolo; Rizzoli, Francesco; Serra, Claudio (2003). Giro d'Italia in filobus [Tour of Italy by trolleybus]. Cortona: Calosci Editore. pp. 171–174. ISBN 88-7785-193-7. (Italian)
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Parma at Wikimedia Commons
- Brief history of the introduction of the trolleybus service, at tep.pr.it (Italian)
- Images of the Parma trolleybus system, at railfaneurope.net
- Discussion of the Parma trolleybus system, on the Mondo Tram Forum (Italian)
- Page on the history and status of the Parma trolleybus system. (Italian)
This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at March 2011.
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