Trolleybuses in Schaffhausen
As trolleybus Schaffhausen by the transport company Schaffhausen ( VBSH ) is referred operated trolleybus line in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen. It was opened on 24 September 1966, replacing the time the tram Schaffhausen. Known as the Line 1 route connects the forest cemetery in the town of Schaffhausen with the residential area Herbstäcker in the neighboring municipality of Neuhausen Rhine Falls. Thus, it also makes the tourist attraction in connection to the Rhine Falls. The diameter line is today - after two extensions - in the direction of travel Neuhausen 7.7 km and 6.8 km long in the direction of Schaffhausen. The trolleybus Schaffhausen is also the youngest and also the smallest Swiss trolleybus.
The VBSH operate alongside the trolleybus line five bus lines. However, with 3.21 million passengers per year (as of 2009 ) is the trolley bus which with far the most significant line of the transport company.
History
The conversion of the tram line Schaffhausen Waldfriedhof - Neuhausen center on trolleybus made on the basis of a referendum held on September 13, 1964, the change was seamless from 23 to 24 September 1966. However, which emerged from the tram trolleybus line wrong at first only to the Ebnat while the tram one stop to the forest cemetery drove in St.Niklausen. Originally perverted the trolleybus in normal traffic every ten minutes at peak times every five minutes. The custodian took the trolley also from the tram. This was originally located at the Cardinal, on the site of today's fire service center.
Only in the spring of 1970 was the trolley, as once the tram extended until St.Niklausen. This lodging has since been tapped with a 1.9 -kilometer block clockwise loop, it will go through without a longer stay at the nominal terminal Forest Cemetery.
On 29 May 1974, a further new line went into operation, in this case it was the 1.1 km long section Ebnat- Herblingertal. With it, the transport company took a second trolleybus line in operation, the line 9 Neuhausen center - Herblingertal. She was a gain line, which operated only in rush hours and was operated with four solo vehicle. Line 9 is thus replaced the amplifier courses of the line 1 in the rush hours, in addition, they served the new section in Herblingertal exclusive. Outside the rush hours on line 9 there is no public transport was available.
On August 4, 1980, and an extension at the other end of the line, then the distance from the center of Neuhausen Neuhausen went to Herbstäcker in operation. There also was a block loop, it is traversed counterclockwise and with a longer stay at the terminus. This led to the introduction of a third signal line, because not all courses operate until Herbstäcker. The short -run trolley buses that went only to Neuhausen center were, henceforth referred to as Line 2. Line 9 was unaffected by the extension, it ended as before in Neuhauser center.
On 31 May 1987, the VBSH opened a new trolleybus and bus depot in Herblingertal, the address is Ebnatstrasse 145 The equipment used today replaced the old depot on the railway time and was originally connected via the contact lines of the line 9 to the rest of the trolleybus network.
Since the late 1980s, the line signal 2 is no longer used. However, there are to Neuhausen center short courses held to date (as line 1), they are scheduled on weekends and can be found on holidays.
On 20 September 1995, the line was discontinued after 9 21 years of operation. Since then, the route of the bus line 6 is operated, it also serves the relevant section in the Herblingertal only in the rush hours. To compensate for the amounts attributable courses on line 9 also the trolleybus line 1 was compacted in the rush hours on a 7.5 -minute intervals.
The 0.8 km long section section Ebnat bus depot has been the setting of line 9 is a pure operating range and serves the one - and off-going courses on line 1 The subsequent 0.3 km long route bus depot - Herblingertal piece is still available for special trips.
December 14, 2003, an amendment of the path line bus line 6, the wrong henceforth also to Neuhausen, on line 1 to a task of the compacted 7.5 -minute clock in the rush hours. Since then, the Schaffhausen trolley runs all day in the rigid ten- minute intervals.
From 1 July 2007 to 22 September 2008, the former level crossing on the High Rhine railway was replaced by an underpass. As a result, the trolley buses could operate only to Neuhausen center, the rest of the route section was served over a year in replacement service with solo buses. From this construction project previously disabled closed barriers benefited the trolley bus, again and again the operation.
Setting discussion
In recent years, the continued existence of the Schaffhausen trolleybus reasons of cost was in question, in addition to the conversion to diesel buses, the use of gas buses was also investigated in detail. However, the city council said in 2008, after a thorough discussion on environmental grounds - despite the somewhat higher operating costs - for the maintenance of electrical equipment from. About an appropriate template voted the city parliament in September 2008, which also paved the way for the procurement of new low-floor articulated trolleybuses was free. In addition, the planning is to be added for a second trolleybus line. Medium is provided, the 8.4 km long bus line switch 3 Summer Meadow - Krummacker to electrical operation. This results in the catenary network would almost double.
Rolling stock
First generation ( Berna )
The first generation of vehicles from 1966 came from the Swiss manufacturer Berna. It consisted of the five articulated cars 101 to 105 Type 4 GTP and the five solo vehicle 201 to 205 Type 4 TP -A. Because the opening is not all vehicles were completed, initially had to help out similar joint trolleys from trolley Winterthur, Schaffhausen.
After use, the end of three of the Berna trolleybuses - the carriage 102, 103 and 203 - delivered to the trolleybus Valparaiso in Chile in December 1992. It says 203 still in use today, 102 was retired due to a technical defect 2009. Car 101 was scrapped car 104 went as spare parts to Winterthur. The carriages 105 and 202 now include the Trolleybusverein Switzerland ( TVS ).
An eleventh joint car with the number 106 in 1975 nachbeschafft with the introduction of the line 9. The vehicle manufactured by Volvo, Hess and Siemens was a replica of the VST unit trolley bus, similar cars wrong even when trolleybus Lucerne. The single piece carried the type designation B58 and was sold in 1999 as a source of spare parts to Lucerne.
1980 also came because of the extension to Herbstäcker two cars FBW / Schindler solo vehicle, both built in 1961, from Lucerne to Schaffhausen. With a total of 13 trolley buses inventory thus reached its historical peak. These two vehicles with the numbers 206 (formerly Lucerne 226) and 207 (formerly Lucerne 227) were in use until 1991. Cart 207 is now also owned by the TVS.
Second generation ( NAW / Hess)
The second generation of vehicles from the type BGT 5-25 is from the years 1991/1992 and replaced the car out of the opening year and the two cars from Lucerne. She has received the service numbers 111 to 118 this is it for co-production of Swiss company body shop Hess, NAW and ABB.
The eighth trolley with the number 114 is turned off since the end of 2007, he was finally early January 2009, replaced by a universal diesel articulated bus. With only seven operational car inventory then reached its historical low. The reason for the closure of the trolleybus 114 was a fire in the outdoor area of the depot, this was due to a technical defect of the emergency generator. The car served henceforth as spare parts.
Some trolleybuses of the second generation is also replaced in the last few years of operation, the roller blind displays by contemporary matrix displays.
Third generation ( Swisstrolley )
Due to their advanced age, the high-floor cars from 1991/1992 in 2011 to be replaced by seven low-floor articulated trolley buses of the Swiss Trolley 3 ( running numbers 101 to 107 ) of Hess. To this end, the City Council decided on 20 April 2010, the new vehicles together cost 10.5 million Swiss francs.
The first two Swisstrolleys were transferred to Schaffhausen on 29 June 2011, the last followed in September 2011. For the operation of Line 1 six cars are needed in normal operation, the seventh vehicle is reserve.
Others
Since 1 May 2010 will no longer transport companies Schaffhausen but the electricity plant in the canton of Schaffhausen AG ( EKS AG ) is responsible for the upkeep of the trolleybus overhead lines.