Trolleybuses in Cagliari
Encyclopedia
The Cagliari trolleybus system forms part of the public transport
network of the city and comune
of Cagliari
, in the region
of Sardinia
, Italy
.
In operation since 1952, the system presently comprises three routes, serving the city and the surrounding comuni.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
network of the city and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
, in the region
Regions of Italy
The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....
of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, Italy
Insular Italy
Insular Italy is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics , a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Insular Italy encompasses two of the country's 20 regions:...
.
In operation since 1952, the system presently comprises three routes, serving the city and the surrounding comuni.
Services
The three routes comprising the present Cagliari trolleybus system are:- 5 Colle San Michele - San Bartolomeo;
- 30 CIRCOLARE Cagliari - Quartu Sant'Elena;
- 31 CIRCOLARE Cagliari - Quartu Sant'Elena.
Retired trolleybuses
- Fiat 668 Cansa (9 trolleybuses, nos 501 to 509), served from 1952 to summer 1972.
- Fiat 2405 Casaro (11 trolleybuses, nos 551 to 561), served from 1955 to 1986. The only remaining example, no 552, is kept at the National Museum of Transport in La SpeziaLa SpeziaLa Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...
. - Fiat 2405 Lancia Esatau P (6 trolleybuses, nos 562 to 567), served from 1957 to 1971.
- Fiat 2405 Casaro (25 trolleybuses, nos 568 to 592), served from 1962 to 1989.
- Inbus F140 (15 trolleybuses, nos 601 to 615), served from 1981 to 2003, dismantled in 2008.
Current fleet
- SocimiSocimiSocietà Costruzioni Industriali Milano, better known as Socimi, was an Italian manufacturing company based in Milan. It was a manufacturer of trams, metro trains; traction motors for these and for trolleybuses; and bodies for motorbuses and trolleybuses...
8839 (20 trolleybuses, nos 616 to 635), entered service in the 1986-87 season, mostly still in service. - SocimiSocimiSocietà Costruzioni Industriali Milano, better known as Socimi, was an Italian manufacturing company based in Milan. It was a manufacturer of trams, metro trains; traction motors for these and for trolleybuses; and bodies for motorbuses and trolleybuses...
8845 (16 trolleybuses, nos 636 to 651), entered service in the 1991-92 season, mostly still in service.
See also
- Trams in Cagliari
- Cagliari railway stationCagliari railway stationCagliari is the main railway station of the Italian city of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy, and is the most important station of its region. The station is sometimes unofficially named Cagliari Centrale and Cagliari...
- List of trolleybus systems in Italy