King County Metro (bot)Apr 22
New look—same goal: Excellent transit service that reduces greenhouse gas emissions
https://kingcountymetro.blog/2026/04/22/new-look-same-goal-excellent-transit-service-that-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
#KingCountyMetro #Battery-ElectricBus #trolleybuses #ZeroEmission #GILLIG #News
New look—same goal: Excellent transit service that reduces greenhouse gas emissions

There’s a new look for Metro as we celebrate Earth Day. Across King County, Metro’s newest battery-electric buses are rolling out in a fresh mix of blues, yellows, and greens symbolizing our commit…

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EvanApr 7
Still beating this dead horse
#mbta #trolleybuses
Show thread😀🚲Feb 26
🤔 getting rid of hybrid buses increases reliability? How about battery #trolleybuses I dare you
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKFeb 4

A film from around 1952-1954 of #traffic in the town centre of #Ipswich #Suffolk - shot by a #police detective from the CID -unsurprisingly he is behaving very much like a human #CCTV camera, and appears to be concentrating on the busy roads and his fellow officers carrying out traffic duty (there weren't many electric traffic lights in those days!) - maybe this was originally used for training purposes?

Even though there are way fewer #cars , a lot more #cyclists and #trolleybuses were still in use then, the town centre is still quite busy!

Many of those streets are pedestrianised today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cutzDczfOd8

1952-54 Ipswich Town Centre

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Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesFeb 1

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Russian officials call for more powerful weapons to attack Ukraine as temperatures drop -- "Russians are to blame," Moldovans react to mass power outage after Moldova-Ukraine line malfunction -- Meet Olha Kobylianska, the Ukrainian author who redefined women’s freedom -- Poland closes airspace after Belarusian balloon incursion ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/sunday-february-1-2026/

OccasionalDucksSep 30, 2025

Electric-powered “tram-style” mass rapid transit “using its own road lane” - I’m sure I’m not the only one saying “please let it be trolley buses!”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5q3e12x93o

#Transport #TransportPlanning #TrolleyBuses

New town plan will correct Milton Keynes 'design flaw' - MP

Milton Keynes is named by the government as one of 12 potential locations for new towns.

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Show thread😀🚲Jun 21, 2025
@GuelphOnTwoWheels @reece better than diesel buses in most cases, would be to recognize how very far the system is from a bus every five minutes, invest in overhead wires and a fleet of #trolleybuses with much smaller battery packs that only need to handle a few off-trunk miles. In many cities that would mean raising much more ongoing revenue than the current fare box, and restructuring to deliver better governance and fareless transit might be the only way to get there from here.
The Times Of Central Asia | Eurasian Publication & News Online [Unofficial]Jun 16, 2025

Bishkek’s Tender to Convert Trolleybuses into Electric Buses Fails, Again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/bishkeks-tender-to-convert-trolleybuses-into-electric-buses-fails-again/

CurigoJun 16, 2025
#Gdynia is one of the three polish cities where #trolleybuses are still in operation #publictransport #poland #TransportPubliczny 🚎
CLondoner92 (New Account)Apr 11, 2025
On 5 April 2025, in #France, the Communauté Urbaine du Grand #Nancy and #Keolis Grand Nancy launched the upgraded all-electric ‘Tempo 1’ trolleybus line, featuring 15 lighTram® 25 DC vehicles from Swiss manufacturer HESS. The 9.78 km route between Vandœuvre-Brabois and Essey-Mouzimpré operates approximately 62% on overhead lines, with the remaining sections powered by batteries through a dynamic charging system. Charging at the depot is carried out via plug-in. The introduction of these battery #trolleybuses was well received by passengers, local authorities, and the media, representing a significant advancement in reducing emissions and enhancing urban mobility in France.
https://www.hess-ag.ch/company/news/news-detail/news/detail/News/successful-commissioning-in-nancy.html?L=2&cHash=0ce94e806bdc7d8dadc1db88ced4833e
Successful commissioning in Nancy

On 5 April 2025, the Communauté Urbaine du Grand Nancy, together with Keolis Grand Nancy, ceremoniously put the modernised ‘Tempo 1’ line into operation - a new all-electric trolleybus line with 15 lighTram® 25 DC vehicles from HESS.