THE ELECTRIFYING FUTURE OF TRANSIT

The resurgence of the trolley bus throughout the world is discussed. While in recent years 13 trolley bus systems were scrapped, 23 others were created or substantially expanded. The long-term prospects for liquid fuels were one factor. The article also discusses finance, operating and maintenance costs, performance, service life, and reduced power requirements through changes in electrical power conditioning equipment. As an alternative to complete trolley installations, there is interest in vehicles capable of operation off the trolley by use of batteries or a diesel engine. In a separate article, the present status of battery buses is discussed. The limit of power storage capacity in current batteries precludes the use of such electric buses on regular transit routes. Some buses are recharged with a diesel engine, or by differing methods of transferring electric energy to the vehicle.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Carter (C Carroll)

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  Washington, DC  United States  20004
• Authors:
  • Goldsack, P J
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric batteries; Electric buses; Electric power conditioning; Electric power supply; Energy resources; Forecasting; Trolleybuses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382318
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM