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- noun Plural form of
trolleybus .
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Examples
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Did the council ever consider investing in electric buses, also known as trolleybuses, instead of trams running on fixed rail tracks?
unknown title 2009
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But if you tire of dodging motor scooters, there is a comprehensive transport system operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi that allows you to swap between the metro, buses, trams and trolleybuses using the same tickets.
A Business Executive's Guide to Milan Jeff Mills 2011
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Wait, how much CO2 is produced by light rail and trolleybuses?
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Ian Allan 45-46 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RG, 020-7401 2100Steel yourselves, transport enthusiasts: this is 3,000 sq ft of transportation heaven, with a catalogue of titles overflowing with trams, trolleybuses, railways and aviation, as well as a hefty collection of volumes on maritime, military and naval transport.
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When Veretilny arrived at the White House on the evening of 20 August other defenders had erected a barricade made from trolleybuses, metal bars and scrap.
Calls for recognition of 1991 Soviet coup martyrs on 30th anniversary 2011
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It might be a quiet bus – but then so are trolleybuses.
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Chicago had “skytrain” the elevated railway and trolleybuses and had aspirations for BRT in the 1950s.
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If you just wanted zero emission buses the same money would buy you 40 trolleybuses.
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No mention, you notice, of trolleybuses – which can do all of this as far as the wires reach.
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It might be a quiet bus – but then so are trolleybuses.
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