Trolleybuses in Lecce

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Lecce trolleybus system
File:Van Hool A330T trolleybus in Lecce.jpg
The system's first trolleybus, during a
ceremonial "inauguration" in 2007
Operation
Locale Lecce, Apulia, Italy
Open 12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)
Status Open
Routes 2
Operator(s) SGM Lecce
Infrastructure
Stock 12 trolleybuses
Overview
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Website SGM Lecce (Italian)

The Lecce trolleybus system (Italian: Rete filoviaria di Lecce ) forms part of the public transport network of the city and comune of Lecce, in the Apulia region, southern Italy.

Opened in January 2012, the system presently comprises two urban routes, but is planned to expand to three, with a total route length of 28 km (17 mi).

History

The network was made possible thanks to state funding authorised by the law 211 of 26 February 1992 (Interventions in the field of mass rapid transport systems). The tender for its construction was won by a consortium made up of it, Van Hool NV, Imet Spa and Vossloh Kiepe GmbH.

In 2007, the work was completed. The operator, SGM Lecce, formally opened the network in the presence of the then-mayor, Adriana Poli Portone, and ran an inaugural tour.[1][2] However, a series of bureaucratic problems then delayed the entry of the network into service.[1]

On 31 March 2010, SGM appointed a director of trolleybus operations, a move that facilitated commencement of procedures for driver training.[1] Even so, the network was not finally opened until 12 January 2012, and that opening was of only one route (29).[3]

On 2 February 2013, the second line was opened, a loop route numbered 31 in the clockwise direction and 30 in the counterclockwise direction, with a headway of 40 minutes.[4]

Lines

The Lecce trolleybus lines are as follows:[3]

Fleet

The inaugural Lecce trolleybus fleet comprises twelve Van Hool A330T 12 m dual-mode rigid buses, each with fitted with both electric traction motors and a euro 4 diesel engine.[2]

See also

References

Notes

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  4. ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 309 (May–June 2013), p. 78. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.

External links

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2012.

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