Trolleybus and tramway

According to local media reports, the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is preparing to retire the trolleybus network serving Athens and Piraeus after more than seven decades of continuous operation. The move includes not only the withdrawal of the remaining 130 trolleybuses but also th...

Polish manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract to supply 73 articulated Trollino 18 trolleybuses to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. The agreement forms part of a broader strategy to upgrade the city’s electric public transport system and support its long-term zero-emission mobilit...

Zlin (Czech Republic) has started the renewal of its trolleybus fleet. DSZO (Dopravní společnost Zlín-Otrokovice), the Zlín and Otrokovice transport company recently signed a contract with the manufacturer Škoda for the supply of up to 60 new trolleybuses, for the purchase of which DSZO received a g...

The first units of the 60 articulated trolleybuses built by Yutong, ordered in August 2024 for the renewal of the trolleybus fleet of Quito’s approximately 18 km-long network, consisting of a main line and several shorter lines, are in service in the capital of Ecuador.  The contract with Empr...

On 5th May 2025, the first of the new Solaris trolleybuses (with Skoda electric equipment) purchased by Genoese carrier AMT, as part of the 4 Axes of Strength project, entered service on line 20. The news is reported on Italian trade media and our sister platform Autobusweb. Photo: Pambianchi &#8211...

The trolleybus network of Linz, an Austrian city with 204,800 inhabitants, will soon be expanded by a new line: on Thursday, 6 March, the Linz City Senate approved the financing plans for the new trolleybus line 48. Currently, Linz operates four trolleybus lines, which in practice constitute a major...