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Characteristics of construction and operation of trolleybus systems in the world

Publication date: 30.09.2019

Transport Geography Papers of Polish Geographical Society, 2019, 22 (3), pp. 64 - 72

https://doi.org/10.4467/2543859XPKG.19.018.11284

Authors

Pavel Stepanov
Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Department of Social and Economical Geography, Staromonetny lane 29, 119017 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Characteristics of construction and operation of trolleybus systems in the world

Abstract

Trolleybus transport was a very popular mode of transport in the past. Trolleybus systems have existed in more than 70 countries of the world. The maximum number of trolleybus systems (366) was operated in 1949. Today, this number is only 286, and mostly it is popular in the post-socialistic countries. Nevertheless, trolleybus systems of different countries have significant differences in the terms of construction and are being exploited in different ways.

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Information: Transport Geography Papers of Polish Geographical Society, 2019, 22 (3), pp. 64 - 72

Article type: Original article

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Characteristics of construction and operation of trolleybus systems in the world

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Characteristics of construction and operation of trolleybus systems in the world

Authors

Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, Department of Social and Economical Geography, Staromonetny lane 29, 119017 Moscow, Russian Federation

Published at: 30.09.2019

Article status: Open

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