Trolleybus Maneuvers

Trolleybuses of the line 5 Fulton are forced to make a right turn out of the left lane into the bus line to the Transbay Transit Terminal because of the traffic to the Bay Bridge during evening rush hour.

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• Trolleybus
• making
• turn
• San
• Francisco
• trolley
• poles
• off
• wire
• moving
• on
• battery
• bay
• bridge
• traffic
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[tramrunner]

can you tell me please: are the POLES (shtangi) brought down MANUALLY or automatically?

I even heard a "pneumatic blow" sound prior to it ... Are they pneumatically supported? (just like a pantograph on VL80)

[doublealex28]

@tramrunner automaticlly, and i am not sure about either its air or electric system to lower them down, but i think it might be electric

[doublealex28]

@doublealex28 I looked over again, and I think it's combination of air plus electric

[Frisco8814]

Trolleybuses are my favourite form of transport. The poles were deliberately brought down by the driver. He then used the batteries, which are fitted for off wire movement. A trolleybus can deviate many feet from the wires, and remain in contact.

[doublealex28]

@Frisco8814 Those poles were not lowered down by the driver, he was trying to keep them on the wire, however, the radius of the turn was to great for the poles to remain on the wire, and once the driver lost them the poles were lowered by the automatic safty system.

[Myrtone]

@Frisco8814 California has so many elertric cars that modifying them to also run from trolley wiring would be an interesting expeirtment, batteries wolud only be needed for off-wrie use.

[AM458]

@tramrunner

The New Flyer Trolley Coaches has the same System. When a pole loses contact with the wires. they lower as well. So its not just with the Skoda Models.

[tramrunner]

on SF Skodas, pole automatically go down, when they come off the wire -

while on other Trolleybusues they go up.

[DaPlatinumJedi]

@rdj0690 You're wrong about the operator putting the poles "via REMOTE". Actually, the operator must go behind the coach and put the poles back on the wires.

[rdj0690]

On the new buses Skoda/ETI the poles will return to the coach AUTOMATICALLY when separated. The driver can replace the poles via REMOTE looks a power mirror button on a car.

The OLDER buses from 76'.... ummm different story! lol!