Trolleybuses in La Chaux-de-Fonds
The trolleybus La Chaux -de-Fonds is the trolleybus system of the Swiss town of La Chaux -de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchatel. It was opened on 23 December 1949 and replaced the former tram from 1897. Original operating company was the Compagnie des Transports en commun, La Chaux -de-Fonds (TC ), according to a 2005 merger, the trolleybus was part of the company transport Régionaux Neuchâtelois ( TRN), since 2012 is finally the newly formed Transports Publics Neuchâtelois SA ( TRANSN ) owner. This also operates the trolley Neuchâtel and the local bus service.
In April 2011 it was announced that the trolley buses are to be in La Chaux -de-Fonds replaced for reasons of cost by 2014 hybrid buses, but this sparked violent protests. Background is a project for the displacement of the bus station in front of the railway station in the south-west, which would require the construction of the entire catenary system in the city. Were six trolleybuses in operation in the spring of 2013.
Lines
It operate three trolleybus diameter lines, they are all served at ten- minute intervals, each with four rounds:
The lines 2 and 4 are replaced in the evenings and on Sundays and public holidays by the bus lines 52 and 54 so that only operates the line 1 in the off-peak times. The trolleybus La Chaux- de-Fonds is used next to the Lausanne Trolleybus one of only two Swiss Trolleybusbetrieben the solo vehicle.
Rolling stock
Far, the following 52 vehicles were procured for the trolleybus La Chaux -de-Fonds, the vehicle generations today still in inventory are highlighted in gray:
Since scrapping the car 111-113, which were replaced by buses, it comes through more mixed operation with diesel buses. This escalated into, retired since late 2011, the 141-144 cars from the stock - they were given by the manufacturer in Solaris payment - and has started to implement the car to Neuchâtel 121-125. The two series were from October 2012 replaced by seven articulated hybrid buses 341-347, which also come from Solaris.