List of trolleybus systems in Brazil
This is a list of trolleybus systems in Brazil by Estado. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte | 30 May 1953 | 22 January 1969 | Construction of a second system was started, in the late 1980s,[1] but never completed, and the plans were eventually cancelled. | |
Pernambuco
Pernambuco| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recife | 15 June 1960 | 24 September 2001 [2] | ||
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campos (dos Goytacazes) | 29 June 1958 | 12 June 1967 | ||
| Niterói | 21 November 1953 | 10 November 1967 | ||
| Rio de Janeiro: | ||||
| ♦ Zona Norte | April 1965 | April 1971 (?) | ||
| ♦ Zona Sul | 3 September 1962 | July 1968 (?) | ||
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre | 7 December 1963 | 19 May 1969 | ||
São Paulo
São Paulo| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araraquara | 27 December 1959 | 20 November 2000 | ||
| Ribeirão Preto | 24 July 1982 | 2 July 1999 [3] | ||
| Rio Claro | 9 May 1986 | July 1993 | ||
| Santos | 12 August 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Santos. | ||
| SPTrans (urban) | São Paulo | 22 April 1949 | See also Trolleybuses in São Paulo. | |
| Corredor Metropolitano São Mateus - Jabaquara - EMTU | Greater São Paulo | 3 December 1988 | Serves neighboring towns including Diadema, São Bernardo do Campo and Santo André. See also Trolleybuses in São Paulo. | |
See also
- List of trolleybus systems, for all other countries
- List of town tramway systems in Brazil
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- Trolleybus usage by country
Sources
Books and periodicals
- Murray, Alan. 2000. World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Peschkes, Robert. 1980. World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems - Part One, Latin America (ISBN 1-898319-02-2). Exeter, UK: Quail Map Company.
- Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
Website
- Morrison, Allen (November 2007). Latin American Trolleybus Installations Retrieved on 2010-04-05.
References
- Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 164, March–April 1989, p. 40.
- TM No. 257, Sep.-Oct. 2004, p. 111.
- TM No. 227, Sep.-Oct. 1999, p. 112.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Brazil at Wikimedia Commons
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