Other (previous) trolleybus networks
On this page we want to give you an overview about current and previous trolleybus networks in Switzerland, from wich we don't own any vehicles. It's partly possible to reach more detailed city portraits (more will follow).| City | Operator acronym | Opened | Closed | (Current) network / comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | BVB | 31.07.1941 | 30.06.2008 | Up to 3 lines (1968-2000) and 27 trolleybuses |
| Fribourg-Farvagny | FF (TPF SA) | 04.01.1912 | 21.05.1932 | System "Mercédès-Électrique-Stoll", first trolleybus network in Switzerland with three trolleybuses and a trolleytruck |
| Fribourg | TPF SA (ex TF) | 31.01.1949 | 3 lines with 21 articulated trolleybuses | |
| Geneva | TPG | 11.09.1942 | 6 lines with 80 articulated and 11 bi-articulated trolleybuses | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | transN (ex TC) | 23.12.1949 | 3 lines with 3 articulated and 3 rigid trolleybuses | |
| Lausanne | TL SA | 02.10.1932 | 10 lines with 62 articulated and 41 rigid trolleybuses, as well as 30 bus trailers | |
| Lucerne | vbl AG | 07.12.1941 | 7 lines with 30 articulated, 21 bi-articulated and 7 rigid trolleybuses, as well as 5 bus trailers | |
| Neuchâtel | transN (ex TN) | 16.02.1940 | 4 lines with 37 articulated trolleybuses | |
| Rheintal | RhV (RTB) | 08.09.1940 | 21.05.1977 | Interurban line Altstätten-Heerbrugg-Berneck (SG), max. 7 trolleybuses and 2 bus trailers |
| Thun-Beatenbucht | STI | 19.08.1952 | 14.03.1982 | Interurban line Thun-Oberhofen-Gunten-Beatenbucht, 9 trolleybuses und 5 bus trailers |
| Val-de-Ruz | VR (transN) | 01.09.1948 | 14.04.1984 | Interurban line Les Hauts-Geneveys CFF-Cernier-Villiers and branch line Cernier-Valangin (-Neuchâtel) (1949-1969) with a connection to the network in Neuchâtel, therefore mutual operated by TN and VR |
| Vevey-Villeneuve | VMCV | 18.04.1957 | Interurban line Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve with 16 articulated trolleybuses | |
| Zürich | VBZ | 27.05.1939 | 7 lines with 49 articulated and 29 bi-articulated trolleybuses |
Note: Our partner association RétroBus Léman owns historic trolleybuses of almost all of these trolleybus networks, of which some are operable and a few are even allowed to carry passenger. It's regularly possible to expirience classic trolleybuses on public courses during the summer season in Lausanne.