- Trolleytruck
A trolleytruck is a non-passenger
trolleybus -like vehicle used for carrying cargo.Modern trolleytrucks use pantographs.
Use throughout the world
witzerland
Trolleytrucks were used in
Gümmenen andMühleberg Switzerland between 1918 and 1922 in the construction of a dam. The trucks were built by Tribelhorn. They used the Stoll system.Austria
Trolleytrucks were used in
St. Lambrecht between 1945 and 1951.outh Africa
Used in mining operations.
USA
Used in mining operations.
Soviet Union, Russia
Many cities in the
Soviet Union operated trolleytrucks. TheMAZ -525 model was converted to a trolleytruck design in1954 inKharkiv (Ukraine, USSR). The experiment with trolleytrucks was stopped because of disadvantages. Now Trolleytrucks operate in several cities in Russia. One type (KTG-1) is made for service and repair of the urban trolleybus services, another (KTG-2) for transporting goods.External links
* [http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/morph/St_Lambrecht.ett.htm The St. Lambrecht Trolley-truck Line]
* [http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/morph/Trolleytruck_Photos.htm Trolleytruck Photos]
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