The system was opened on 28 April 1961.[2] At its height, it consisted of eight lines. The only remaining line was closed on 31 December 2005 (i.e., with effect from 1 January 2006).[3][1]
Servicesedit
The line operating immediately before closure of the system was:[1]
6. Торговый центр (Shopping Centre) - Микрорайоны (Neighbourhoods)
Fleetedit
The Sumqayit trolleybus fleet in the period leading up to the system's closure was made up of 13 vehicles of type ZiU-9.
Previously, the system had used trolleybus vehicles of the following types:[1]
^ abcd"17. Сумгаит (троллейбус)" [17. Sumqayit (trolleybus)]. Горэлектротранс (Electrotrans) website (in Russian). Дмитрий Зиновьев (Dmitry Zinoviev). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. p. 74. ISBN0-904235-18-1.
^"Trolleynews [regular news section]". Trolleybus Magazine. Vol. 42, no. 270. UK: National Trolleybus Association. November–December 2006. p. 133. ISSN 0266-7452.
External linksedit
Media related to Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons
Sumqayit database / photo gallery and Sumqayit trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
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trolleybuses, sumgait, sumqayit, trolleybus, system, system, trolleybuses, forming, part, public, transport, service, sumqayit, alternatively, transliterated, sumgait, third, most, populous, city, azerbaijan, most, second, half, 20th, century, sumqayit, trolle. The Sumqayit trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport service in Sumqayit alternatively transliterated as Sumgait the third most populous city in Azerbaijan for most of the second half of the 20th century 1 Sumqayit trolleybus systemOperationLocaleSumqayit AzerbaijanOpen28 April 1961 1961 04 28 Close31 December 2005 2005 12 31 StatusClosedLines8 max InfrastructureStock13 recent StatisticsRoute length48 9 km 30 4 mi max Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe system was opened on 28 April 1961 2 At its height it consisted of eight lines The only remaining line was closed on 31 December 2005 i e with effect from 1 January 2006 3 1 Services editThe line operating immediately before closure of the system was 1 6 Torgovyj centr Shopping Centre Mikrorajony Neighbourhoods Fleet editThe Sumqayit trolleybus fleet in the period leading up to the system s closure was made up of 13 vehicles of type ZiU 9 Previously the system had used trolleybus vehicles of the following types 1 MTB 82 Skoda 9Tr ZiU 5See also edit nbsp Buses portal nbsp Azerbaijan portalHistory of Sumqayit List of trolleybus systems Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countriesReferences edit a b c d 17 Sumgait trollejbus 17 Sumqayit trolleybus Gorelektrotrans Electrotrans website in Russian Dmitrij Zinovev Dmitry Zinoviev Archived from the original on 4 January 2013 Retrieved 23 September 2012 Murray Alan 2000 World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia Yateley Hampshire UK Trolleybooks p 74 ISBN 0 904235 18 1 Trolleynews regular news section Trolleybus Magazine Vol 42 no 270 UK National Trolleybus Association November December 2006 p 133 ISSN 0266 7452 External links edit nbsp Media related to Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons Trolleybus city Sumgayyt Sumqayit Aserbaidschan Trolleymotion Sumqayit database photo gallery and Sumqayit trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit in various languages including English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trolleybuses in Sumgait amp oldid 1156890424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
