Trolleybuses in Wellington

The trolleybus Wellington since 1982 the only trolleybus operation in New Zealand (apart from the museum holdings in Foxton trolleybus museum and the Ferrymead Heritage Park ), at the same time also the only one in Oceania. Today's operation was opened on 20 June 1949 previously existed on 29 September 1924 to May 1932 have previously had an Obusverkehr in the New Zealand capital. Currently a total of nine lines are operated, the operating company is the Go Wellington, which in turn is part of the NZ Bus, a subsidiary of Infratil.

The operation in Wellington recently renewed its fleet. The first two prototypes with futuristic design are already on the road since 2007, a total of sixty-one specimens of which were procured by 2009. The modern low-floor vehicles to replace the 26- year-old Volvo fleet and cost 460,000 Australian dollars per car. They have 49 seats and a battery auxiliary drive and were manufactured in Ashburton. Furthermore, the overhead line is in need of revision.

In addition to the Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus and the Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus in Japan operating in Wellington is also one of the world's only three Obusnetzen operated in left-hand traffic. More New Zealand trolleybus enterprises formerly existed in Christchurch ( 1931-1956 ), Auckland (1938 to 1980), New Plymouth (1950 to 1967) and Dunedin ( 1950-1982 ).

A trolleybus of the current generation

Meanwhile discarded Volvo Trolleybuses

The line network

An older decommissioned cars

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