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FJ56 OBU
Scania K340EB4 Caetano CT650 (Levante). New to East Midlands (Stagecoach). seen at Parliament Square, London.
Deutsche Beschreibung:
Dieses Fahrzeug wurde von den engagierten Mitgliedern des Vereins "Obus-Museum Solingen" mustergültig restauriert. Es ist handelt sich um einen Wagen vom Typ "ÜHIIIs". Diese Kennzeichnung besagt, dass er gemeinsam vom Waggonbau Uerdingen ("Ü") und dem Unternehmen Henschel & Sohn in Kassel ("H") gefertigt wurde. Die römische "III" verweist auf die Normgröße des Busses von 11-12 Metern. Das "s" zeigt an, dass er über eine selbsttragende Karosserie verfügt. Das heißt, dass Rahmen und Aufbau des Wagens eine feste Einheit bilden. Zwei Prototypen des ÜHIIIs wurden 1949 und 1950 gebaut; von 1951 bis 1959 lief dann die Serienfertigung. Mit insgesamt 62 Wagen dieses Typs wurde die Solinger Straßenbahn ab 1952 komplett auf Obus-Betrieb umgestellt. Heute betreibt "Obus Solingen" das größte der drei noch vorhandenen Obus-Netze in Deutschland. Wagen 59 gehört zu den letzten gelieferten Wagen seiner Art. Er kann mühelos einen Anhänger über die steilen Solinger Straßen ziehen, was bei Sonderfahrten auch oft geschieht.
Description in English:
This vehicle was restored to an exemplary standard by the dedicated members of the “Obus-Museum Solingen” association. It is a type "ÜHIIIs" car. This marking means that it was manufactured jointly by Waggonbau Uerdingen ("Ü") and the company Henschel & Sohn in Kassel ("H"). The Roman "III" refers to the standard size of the bus of 11-12 meters. The "s" indicates that it has a self-supporting body. This means that the frame and structure of the car form a solid unit. Two prototypes of the ÜHIIIs were built in 1949 and 1950; Series production then ran from 1951 to 1959. With a total of 62 cars of this type, the Solingen tram was completely converted to trolleybus operation from 1952 onwards. Today, “Obus Solingen” operates the largest of the three existing trolleybus networks in Germany. Car 59 is one of the last cars of its kind delivered. It can easily pull a trailer over the steep Solingen streets, which often happens on special trips.
FJ56 OBU
Caetano Levante / Scania K340EB4
Davey Travel of Bryncethin
Location: Bristol Parkway Station
Date: 19/10/2019
Zum Jahreswechsel 1989/90 entstand diese Aufnahme des Wagens 8023 (Ikarus 280.93; 1985). Wegen eines Defektes oder Stromausfalls muss der Wagen kurz vor Abbiegen in die Meyerstrasse halten. Ab 1990 verkehrt hier die neue Linie 71 nach Eröffnung der Neubaustrecke nach Weimar West.
The Rossendale Transport fleet is now in the process of receiving fleetnumbers in the main Transdev Blazefield series, resulting in some familiar vehicles assuming some unfamiliar identities. Contrasting applications of the transfers are seen here on the first pair of this batch of Volvo B7RLE / Wright, resting at Rochdale. 1707 (ex 201) still wears the 'Rossendalebus' livery introduced in 2010, whilst its Rosso-liveried sister, the former 200 (new as 150), is 1706, barely visible below the driver's cab window.
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De Litouwse hoofdstad Vilnius heeft geen trams, maar des te meer trolleybussen. Hier een 15-metertrolley met lage vloer van Solaris in de Pylimo gatvé op weg naar het station (stotis)
The Lithuanian capital Vilnius has no trams, but trolleybuses galore. Depicted is a low-floor 15-metre Solaris-built trolley in Pylimo gatvé heading for the station (stotis)
Deutsche Beschreibung:
Als Ersatz für die in die Jahre gekommenen Fahrzeuge der Grundausstattung schuf der Obus-Betrieb der Solinger Stadtwerke einen Bus nach eigenem Entwurf, den sogenannten "Trolleybus TS". Gebaut wurden insgesamt 80 dieser Dreiachser; der erste wurde 1968 in Dienst gestellt. Für den Bau der Wagen lieferte die Fahrzeugbau-Abteilung der Essener Kruppwerke Fahrwerks-Komponenten zu, und der Aufbau kam von der Karosseriefabrik der Gebrüder Ludewig in Essen-Altenessen. Interessanterweise erfüllten die Busse der ersten TS-Serie bereits die heutigen Normen des "Low-Entry-"Konzept, das damals allerdings noch gar nicht formuliert war. Das heißt, man könnte sie theoretisch heute im Wechsel mit modernen Niederflur-Fahrzeugen einsetzen, ohne dass Menschen mit Mobilitätseinschränkung dadurch ein Nachteil entstünde. (Die beiden späteren Serien des Trolleybus TS waren dann aus technischen Gründen nicht mehr wirklich niederflurig).
Die Fahrzeuge wurden nach ihrer Einsatzzeit in Solingen ins argentinische Mendoza verkauft. Von dort hat das Obus-Museum in den letzten Jahren je ein Exemplar der ersten und eins der dritten Serie zurückgeholt und aufgearbeitet. Der oben gezeigte Wagen Nr. 68 soll nach Möglichkeit wieder eine Zulassung für den Fahrbetrieb erhalten. Wagen 10 wird wohl, optisch komplett aufgearbeitet, ein reines Ausstellungsstück bleiben.
English description:
To replace their outdated basic vehicles, the Solinger Stadtwerke trolleybus company created a bus of its own design, the so-called “Trolleybus TS”. A total of 80 of these three-axle vehicles were built; the first entered service in 1968. The truck construction department of Essener Kruppwerke supplied chassis components for these cars, and the body came from the Ludewig brothers' body factory in Essen-Altenessen. Interestingly, the buses of the first TS series already met today's standards of the "low-entry" concept, which had not yet been formulated at the time. This means that they could theoretically be used today in alternation with modern low-floor vehicles without putting people with limited mobility at a disadvantage. (The two later series of the TS trolleybus were no longer really low-floor for technical reasons).
After their time in Solingen, the vehicles were sold to Mendoza, Argentina. In recent years, the Trolleybus Museum has retrieved and refurbished one copy of the first and one of the third series. Car number 68 shown above should, if possible, be approved for driving again. Car 10 will probably remain a pure exhibition piece, having been completely optically refurbished.
GDR 583A, ZiU9 trolleybus nr 12096, Soviet made, in Gdynia on route 23. 24 of these ЗиУ 9 trolleybuses were purchased. 12096 was built in 1984, and delivered in 1985 and scrapped in 1998.
At this time it was operated by PKAit, Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Autobusowej i Trolejbusowej w Gdyni, sp. z o.o. a short lived manifestation of the local transport company, sandwiched between MKP/MZK Gdynia and PKM Gdynia. It was new to WPK Gdańsk before splitting of the businesses in 1989. PKM renumbered it 3096.
Wikipedia page on Gdynia trolleybuses here in Polish.
Obu Oike, Obu, Aichi, Japan
This bird is going through some changes in color now and is not quite as beautiful as it was before.
My first time back here since August 1st. Not a good shot, but I still like it. Someday I'll get this shot. I was here about five hours today till I ran out of water. The temperature was in the upper 80s and the humidity was 78% so the real feel was 107.6. It was pretty oppresive and I've had enough close calls with heatstrokes to know when enough is enough. This August is the hottest month that I've ever experienced anywhere. We've had many continuous days of upper 90s and 100 degree weather, but although the temperature was only in the upper 80s today it felt much worse than all those other days. I know that many places around the world are experiencing similar weather, please take care.
Go-Ahead Metrobus SEO12 YX25 OBU on the R8 in Homefield Rise, Orpington. New in service on 2nd September it has so far only worked on routes 233 and R8. Waiting behind is an unidentified tram on a Crystal Palace bound 358 working. Saturday 1st November 2025. DSCN64586.
ADL Enviro100EV 8.5m.
Photo (c) GJW 2025.
Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK, operated by Budapesti Közlekedési Zrt - BKV Zrt.): Budapest's trolleybus network consists of 73.5 km, in which more than 140 vehicles operate 15 lines.
Here we see the articulated trolleybus 9129 that has just departed from the Keleti railway station, origin of line 80 towards Örs vezér tere M+H.
It is part of the most modern series of trolleybuses, consisting of 50 vehicles of the Solaris–Škoda Trollino 18 IV model (numbers 9100-9149), which were put into service between 2019 and 2023.
Pictures taken around the terminus at Burg on the Solingen system in Germany in April 2008. Famous for the fact that at this time the vehicles were turned on a turntable. Today they have been extended (on battery power) further into the village to turn there.
Niederflur-Oberleitungsbus, Hersteller: Škoda Electric (Typ: 30Tr) zusammen mit dem Aufbauhersteller SOR Libchavy (Typ: City TNB 12), Baujahr: 2020
Photo of a new Salzburg trolley bus (Trollino 18 MetroStyle).
Their motto is Sauber. Leise. Obus. (Clean. Quiet. Obus.)
El Mörser 21cm 10 es per mi la icona de l'artilleria alemana de la Primera Guerra Mundial, així com el famós 75 ho és per la francesa. Tot i que denominat "morter", en realitat és un obus, i es distingeix clárament per el protector triangular del embol de retrocés (sobre el canó).
Foto feta al Imperial War Museum de Duxford.
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The 21 cm Mörser 10 it's for me the iconical image of the German artillery during WW1. It's massive shape it's easily identified.
Picture taken in the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.
I think this is an ex-Zürich FBW GTr51 trolleybus which was later sold to Sibiu in Romania. Probably built around 1960.
Atalaya Rock 2012. Pozal de Gallinas (Valladolid).
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