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a bus too proud to carry its own fuel, leashed to the sky like a kite with seats
means An electric bus that draws power from overhead wires via poles on its roof, running on regular roads rather than rails.
from A compound of "trolley" and "bus." "Trolley" comes from the verb "to troll," meaning to roll or move about — the same root that gave the grooved wheel or contact device that rolls along an overhead wire to collect current. "Bus" is the surviving tail of "omnibus," Latin for "for all," the name early public coaches wore to advertise that anyone could ride. Stitched together in the late 19th or early 20th century as electric road transport spread, "trolleybus" simply names a bus that trolls the wire for its juice.
- Twin wires
- Needs two overhead wires, unlike single-wire trams
- Battery escape
- Modern ones detach and run off-wire for miles
- Silent fleet
- Vancouver runs hundreds, nearly noiselessly
- Old guard
- First trolleybus line opened near Berlin in 1882
- Pole dance
- Drivers reattach fallen poles with a hooked rope
trolleybus of zurich — swiss city operating 60 trolleybuses on 10 lines since 1882, the world's oldest continuous system
trolleybus of beijing — chinese capital with 20 trolleybus lines and over 2,000 vehicles, one of the largest fleets globally
trolleybus of belgrade — serbian capital famous for its extensive 9-line network and colorful vintage trolleybuses still in daily use