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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Trolleybus, School bus, Double-decker bus, Low-floor bus, Articulated bus, Electric bus, Guided bus, Minibus, Airport bus, Gyrobus, Steam bus, Rustic bus, Transit bus, Bi-articulated bus, Coach, Trailer bus, Multi-axle bus, Duck tour, Dual-mode bus, Midibus, Lowbridge double-deck bus, Splitter Tour Bus, Sleeper bus, Customised buses, Walking bus, Tourist trolley, Open top bus, Party bus, Pullman, Training bus, Single-deck bus, Police bus, Chicken bus, Songthaew, Kid hack, Armoured bus, Campaign bus, Play bus, BioBus, Tumble bus, Handy Bus, Truck bus. Excerpt: A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or trolley) is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit. This differs from a tram or streetcar, which normally uses the track as the return part of the electrical path and therefore needs only one wire and one pole (or pantograph). They also are distinct from other kinds of electric buses, which usually rely on batteries. Currently, around 315 trolleybus systems are in operation, in cities and towns in 45 different countries. Altogether, more than 800 trolleybus systems have existed, but not more than about 405 concurrently. The "Elektromote," the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 An MBTA (Boston) low-floor trolleybus near Harvard Square, Cambridge, USA. The "offside" door (on the left-hand side of the bus, despite the right-hand traffic) is peculiar to buses using the Harvard Square station in Cambridge Changjiang-Flxible CJWG110K trolleybus No.156 on the rainy streets of Hangzhou, ChinaThe trolleybus dates back to 29 April 1882, when Dr. Ernst Werner von Siemens ran his "Elektromote" in a B...
