Trolleybuses in Słupsk

Trolleybus system in Słupsk, Poland

Trolleybuses in Słupsk

Jelcz PR110E trolleybus, 1999

Overview
Locale|  Poland, Słupsk
Transit type| trolleybus
Number of lines| 3
Line number| A-C
Website| http://www.mzk.slupsk.pl
Operation
Began operation| 21 July 1985[1]
Ended operation| 18 October 1999
Operator(s)| MZK Słupsk
Number of vehicles| 5
Technical
System length| 12 mi (19 km)
| Trolleybus system in 1999

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The Słupsk trolleybus system was a trolleybus network operated by MPK Słupsk in Słupsk, Poland, from 1985 to 1999.[2][3] The system measured at the most 19.1 km on three lines.

## History

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The first trolleybus projects in Słupsk date back to the 1930s, when one trolleybus line was planned. It was to connect Kobylnica with Brusków Wielki. This plan was not implemented.[4]

At the end of the 1970s, the voivodeship transport company WPKM Słupsk developed a project of Słupsk trolleybus system.[4] The plan assumed the construction of five trolleybus lines, including one to Ustka, 18 km away from Słupsk. First construction works began in April 1985.[5]

The opening of the first line, marked with A, took place on 21 July 1985.[1] The line was served by ten ZiU-9 trolleybuses purchased from the USSR.[6] The next two lines were launched on 11 November 1986 (B) and 27 June 1987 (C).[7] Bad economic situation does not allowed the opening of lines D and E.[8]

In the early 1990s, eleven functional trolleybuses were scrapped. This caused rolling stock problems and forced trolleybuses to be supported by buses. However, three buses were converted into trolleybuses.[4]

In July 1997, MZK Słupsk exchanged seven operational trolleybuses for seven buses from Tychy.[6] The remaining vehicles were not enough to fully serve the system. The network's profitability has dropped dramatically. Until 1999, only seven trolleybuses were able to operate.[4] It started first voice opinions about the network closure. Pro-decommission arguments were as follows:[4]

* maintaining infrastructure for five vehicles is not cost-effective[4]
* cables supplying the rectifier station should be replaced
* trolleybuses slow down the traffic[6]
* the network is old and exploited
* rectifier stations produce too much electric energy

In May 1999 began dismantling of the overhead lines at Hubalczyków street, meaning the end of lines B and C. On 18 October 1999, the last A-line trolleybuses went into the streets.[8]

## Lines

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Lines as of 1987:[4]

Scheme  | Length  | Routes

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| 4.7 km  | Rzymowskiego – 11 Listopada – Szczecińska – Tuwima – Deotymy – 9 Marca – Sienkiewicza – Kopernika – Sienkiewicza – 9 Marca – Tuwima – Szczecińska – 11 Listopada – Rzymowskiego
| 6.6 km  | Rzymowskiego – 11 Listopada – Szczecińska – Tuwima – Deotymy – Wałowa – Zamkowa – Garncarska – Wiejska – Bohaterów Westerplatte – Hubalczyków – Bohaterów Westerplatte – Wiejska – Garncarska – Zamkowa – Jagiełły – 9 Marca – Tuwima – Szczecińska – 11 Listopada – Rzymowskiego
| 7.8 km  | Rzymowskiego – Piłsudskiego – Sobieskiego – 3 Maja – Wolności – Kopernika – Sienkiewicza – 9 Marca – Wałowa – Zamkowa – Garncarska – Wiejska – Bohaterów Westerplatte – Hubalczyków – Bohaterów Westerplatte – Wiejska – Garncarska – Zamkowa – Jagiełły – 9 Marca – Sienkiewicza – Kopernika – Wolności – 3 Maja – Sobieskiego – Piłsudskiego – Rzymowskiego

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. p. 71\. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
2. ^ "Dziesięć lat temu zlikwidowano słupskie trolejbusy". Głos Pomorza (in Polish). 29 March 2009. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
3. ^ "HISTORIA". www.mzk.slupsk.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
4. ^ a b c d e f g Połom, Marcin (2013). "Trolejbusy w obsłudze komunikacyjnej Słupska w latach 1985–1999" (PDF). Autobusy: technika, eksploatacja, systemy transportowe. 14: 36–42.
5. ^ "Słupsk: Dziesięć lat temu zlikwidowano słupskie trolejbusy". infobus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-13.
6. ^ a b c "20 lat temu ulicami Słupska przejechał ostatni trolejbus. Pozostały tylko częściowo zdemontowane słupy trakcyjne". radiogdansk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-13.
7. ^ "Historia trolejbusów w Słupsku, cz. I | artykuły – Pomorskie Stowarzyszenie Sympatyków Transportu Miejskiego" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-13.
8. ^ a b Powałka, Anna (2010). "Zlikwidowane sieci trolejbusowe w Polsce" (PDF). Acta Geographica Silesiana - via Wydział Nauk o Ziemi Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

## External links

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Media related to Trolleybuses in Słupsk at Wikimedia Commons

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* Gdynia
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* Legnica
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* Słupsk
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* (system parts: Piaseczno)
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