List of trolleybus systems in Russia
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This is a list of trolleybus systems in Russia. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
List of trolleybus systems
[edit]Central Federal District
[edit]Region | Location | From | To | Depots (as of July 2021[update]) |
Routes | Vehicles (as of July 2021[update]) |
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3 Dec 1967 | 30 Jun 2022[1] | 1[2] | 4[2] | 53[3] | Operated by LLC 'Best' at time of closing. |
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- | - | - | - | - | Construction started in 1989, not completed.[4] | |
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3 Dec 1960 | - | 1[5] | 11[5] | 93[6] | - |
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5 Nov 1952[7] | - | 1[7] | 9 | 70[8] | 'Officially' opened on 7 November 1952[7] |
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6 Mar 1975[9] | - | 1[9] | 6+2 special[9] | 57[10] | - | |
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6 Nov 1960 | - | 1[11] | 4[11] | 61[12] | Only 33 in actual service[12] |
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5 Nov 1962[13] | - | 1[13] | 11[13] | 138[14] | 108 in service[14] |
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30 Mar 1956[15] | - | 1[15] | 14 | 107[16] | 70 in service |
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10 Jan 1974[17] | 30 Jun 2023 | 1[17] | 7 | 53[18] | Operated by MUE 'Trolleybusnoe Upravlenie' |
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21 Aug 1972[19] | - | 1[19] | 8 | 80[20] | - |
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1 Feb 1972 | 15 Aug 2017[21] | 1 | 5[21] | 39[21] | Trolleybuses were operated by MUP 'Lipetskpassazhirtrans'[21]
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15 Nov 1933 | 25 Aug 2020[22] | 3 | 6 | 649 | Numbers given are at the time of closure. The first trolleybus system in Russia and in former USSR,[23] it was the largest trolleybus system in the world for many years, from circa the mid-1950s until 2017.[24] One trolleybus route retained as an attraction.[25] |
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24 Jul 1997 | - | 1[26] | 3[27] | 45[28] | 2 routes (out of 3) run between Khimki and Moscow city
Operated by MUP 'Khimkielektrotrans' |
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1 May 2001 | - | 1[29] | 5[30] | 47[31] | Operated by MUE “Podolskiy Trolleybus”[29] | |
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9 Sep 2000 | - | 1[32] | 3[33] | 21[34] | Operated by MUE 'Vidnoe Trolleybus Depot'[32] | |
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29 Oct 1968[35] | - | 1 | 4[35] | 59[36] | Operated by MUP 'Tram and trolleybus enterprise'[35] |
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13 Nov 1949[37] | - | 2[37] | 15 | 188[38] | Another depot is not in use, but not 'closed'.
126 vehicles in use[38] |
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8 Apr 1991[39] | - | 1[39] | 4[39] | 102[40] | Operated by Smolensk Municipal Unitary Tram and Trolleybus Enterprise[41] |
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5 Nov 1955[42] | - | 1[42] | 3[42] | 15[43] | Operated by ME 'Tambovgorstrans'[42]
7 vehicles in operation[43] |
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5 May 1967 | 14 April 2020[44] | 1 | 7 | 104 | - |
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5 Nov 1962[45] | - | 1[45] | 7[45] | 100[46] | Operated by MUE 'Tulgorelectrotrans'[45] |
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14 Dec 1976[47] | - | 1 | 4[47] | 61[48] | Operated by JSC Rybinskelectrotrans[47] |
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7 Nov 1949[45] | - | 1[49] | 7[49] | 107[50] | Operated by JSC 'Yargorelectrotrans'[49] |
Far Eastern Federal District
[edit]Region | Location | From | To | Depots | Routes | Vehicles | Notes |
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22 Aug 1979 | 08 July 2016 | 1 | 2 | 31 | - |
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17 Jan 1975 | - | 1 | 4 | 54 | - |
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29 Jan 1965 | - | 1 | 4 | 38 | - |
Northwestern Federal District
[edit]Region | Location | From | To | Depots | Routes | Vehicles | Notes |
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14 Oct 1974 | 11 Apr 2008 | - | - | - | Operation suspended October 2006 - December 2007.[51] |
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- | - | - | - | - | Construction started in 1992; stopped ca. 1996, remaining infrastructure dismantled 2008[52] |
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22 Aug 1979 | - | 1 | 6 | 90 | - | |
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27 Nov 1936 | Jan 1945 | - | - | - | Operated by Stadtwerke Omnibusbetrieb Insterburg
Closed because of war damage.[53] During the period of operation of the trolleybus network, the city was known as Insterburg.[54] |
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15 Oct 1943 | 27 Jan 1945 | - | - | - | Closed because of war damage | |
5 Nov 1975 | - | 1 | 4 | 60 | - | ||
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5 Sep 1961 | - | 1 | 8 | 121 | See Trolleybuses in Petrozavodsk |
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- | - | - | - | - | Construction started in 2004;[55] following plans drawn up in the late 1980s. Construction was suspended in 2005 and is not expected to resume.[56] |
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- | - | - | - | - | Reported by one source as under construction. No information since 2002.[citation needed] | |
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11 Feb 1962 | - | 2 | 5 | 141 | World's northernmost trolleybus system. |
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3 Dec 1995 | - | 1 | 5 | 40 | - |
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21 Oct 1936 | - | 6 | 44 | 742 | Operation suspended Nov 1941 - 1945 because of war. |
Siberian Federal District
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19 Oct 1973 | - | 1 | 5 | 57 | - |
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28 Dec 1973 | - | 1 | 2 | 49 | - | |
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30 Dec 1970 | - | 1 | 5 | 77 | - |
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6 Nov 1970 | - | 1 | 5 | 40 | - |
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1 Feb 1975 | - | 1 | 5 | 50 | - | |
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25 Sep 1970 | - | 1 | 10 | 88 | - |
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11 Jan 1984 | - | 1 | 3 | 31 | - | |
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1 Jan 1978 | - | 1 | 4 | 53 | - | |
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5 Nov 1959 | - | 2 | 8 | 140 | - |
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11 Nov 1957 | - | 4 | 14 | 322 | - |
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5 Nov 1955 | - | 2 | 10 | 216 | - |
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7 Nov 1967 | - | 1 | 8 | 93 | - |
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31 Dec 1980 | - | 1 | 12 | 24 | - |
Southern Federal District
[edit]Region | Location | From | To | Depots | Routes | Vehicles | Notes |
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29 Nov 1974 | - | 1 | 12 | 53 | - |
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5 Nov 1967 | 30 Oct 2017 | 1 | 3 | 40 | - |
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31 Dec 1960 | - | 4 | 15 | 357 | - |
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- | - | - | - | - | Construction started 1985 and stopped 1991.[57] | |
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- | - | - | - | - | Construction started in early 1990s; stopped 1998.[58] | |
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3 Feb 1973 | - | 1 | 3 | 46 | - |
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22 Nov 1980 | - | 1 | 4 | 52 | - |
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19 Dec 1988 | - | 1 | 9 | 42 | - |
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16 Jun 1973 | - | 1 | 5 | 44 | - |
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28 Jul 1950 | - | 2 | 17 | 209 | - | |
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1 Apr 1969 | - | 1 | 14 | 79 | - | |
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1 Feb 1977 | 8 Aug 2010 | 1 | 2 | 12 | A PKTS-6281.00 'Admiral' trolleybus was delivered on May 30, 2022.[59] |
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24 Jul 1964 | - | 1 | 9 | 96 | - |
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18 Mar 1936 | - | 2 | 8 | 108 | - |
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30 Sep 1975 | 27 Oct 2007 | - | - | - | - | |
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25 Dec 1977 | - | 1 | 7 | 35 | Operated by MUE 'TTU'
Trolleybus traffic suspended since May 2022 due to repairs on electricity substations.[60] | |
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4 Oct 1977 | - | 1 | 6 | 32 | - | |
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31 Dec 1975 | Dec 1994 | - | - | - | Closed because of war damage.[61] |
Urals Federal District
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24 Nov 1965 | 29 Apr 2015 | 1 | 4 | 33 | - |
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11 Nov 1972 | Dec 1985 | - | - | - | - |
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1 Nov 1956 | 3 Mar 2015 | 1 | 3 | 59 | - | |
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- | - | - | - | - | Reported by only one source as under construction. Other sources state that construction was planned for 1996 but did not start.[citation needed] | |
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17 Oct 1943 | - | 2 | 19 | 356 | - | |
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12 Jun 1970 | 5 Oct 2009 | - | - | - | Service operated by ME 'Trolleybusnoe Predpriyatie'[62] |
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- | - | - | - | - | Reported by only one source as under construction. No confirmation, no recent information.[citation needed] |
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22 Nov 1942 | - | 3 | 22 | 360 | - |
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1 Feb 1975 | - | 1 | 5 | 69 | - |
Volga Federal District
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24 Feb 1961 | - | 2 | 23 | 195 | - |
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27 Jan 1962 | - | 2 | 21 | 211 | - | |
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8 Nov 1943 | - | 2 | 8 | 157 | - |
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1 Feb 1971 | - | 1 | 12 | 158 | - |
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29 Jan 1966 | - | 2 | 17 | 141 | - |
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15 Apr 1976 | - | 1 | 5 | 79 | - |
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27 Jun 1947 | - | 3 | 21 | 227 | - | |
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1 May 1953 | - | 1 | 5 | 99 | - |
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4 Nov 1948 | - | 2 | 6 | 100 | - |
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14 Mar 1961 | - | 1 | 11 | N/A | - |
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5 Nov 1960 | 30 Jun 2019 | 1 | 13 | 136 | - | |
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4 Jan 1986 | - | 1 | 16 | 56 | - |
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7 Nov 1942 | - | 3 | 16 | 259 | - | |
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1 Sep 2002 | 1 Nov 2009 | - | - | - | - | |
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21 Jan 1966 | - | 1 | 21 | 183 | - | |
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18 Nov 1967 | - | 2 | 10 | 60 | - |
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29 Apr 1964 | - | 1 | 4 | 55 | - | |
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6 Nov 1952 | - | 2 | 11 | 220 | - | |
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13 Jan 1976 | - | 1 | 4 | 48 | - |
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27 Nov 1948 | - | 2 | 16 | 238 | - | |
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- | - | - | - | - | Reported by one source as under construction. No recent information.[citation needed] | |
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6 Nov 1968 | - | 2 | 11 | 245 | - |
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31 Dec 1973 | - | 1 | 7 | 57 | - |
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7 Nov 1964 | - | 3 | 19 | 301 | - |
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2 Nov 1979 | - | 1 | 4 | 48 | - |
See also
[edit]- List of trolleybus systems, for all other countries
- List of town tramway systems in Russia
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countries
- Trolleybus usage by country
Sources
[edit]Books and periodicals
[edit]- Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Peschkes, Robert. 1987. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Two: Asia & USSR /Africa/Australia" (ISBN 0-948619-00-7). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- "Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR" (ISBN 3-926524-15-4). 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
- Tarkhov, Sergei. 2000. "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia" (ISBN 0-948619-02-3). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
References
[edit]- ^ "Belgorod". Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Belgorod". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Belgorod, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Stary Oskol — Trolleybus line". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Bryansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Bryansk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Vladimir". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Vladimir, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Kovrov". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Kovrov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Voronezh". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Voronezh, trolleybus — Roster". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Ivanovo". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Ivanovo, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Kaluga". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Kaluga, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Kostroma". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Kostroma, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Kursk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Kursk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Lipetsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Прощай, московский троллейбус!" [Goodbye, Moscow trolleybus!] (in Russian). Russkiy Mir Foundation. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Murray (2000), p. 9.
- ^ Klimov, Konstantin (March–April 2019). "Sunset over the Trolleybus Empire". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 344. UK: National Trolleybus Association. p. 52. ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ "В Москве запустили музейный маршрут троллейбуса" [Museum trolleybus route launched in Moscow] (in Russian). Official website of the Mayor of Moscow. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Khimki". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Карта маршрутов". himtrol.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Khimki, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Podolsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Карта маршрутов Подольских троллейбусов". www.muppt.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Podolsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Vidnoye". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "МУП "Видновский троллейбусный парк"". www.mupvit.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Vidnoye, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Oryol". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Oryol, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Ryazan". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Ryazan, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Smolensk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Smolensk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "История предприятия" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Tambov". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Tambov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Tver". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Tula". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Tula, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Rybinsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Rybinsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Yaroslavl". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Yaroslavl, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 278, March–April 2008, p. 45.v
- ^ "Cherepovets". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Angrapa.ru
- ^ "Insterburg".
- ^ TM No. 257, Sep.-Oct. 2004, p. 122.
- ^ "Gatchina". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Kamyshin — Maps — Photo".
- ^ Tarkhov (2000), "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia", p. 135.
- ^ "Vladikavkaz".
- ^ "Taganrog".
- ^ "Grozny". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Tyumen".
External links
[edit]Media related to Trolleybuses in Russia at Wikimedia Commons
- World Tram and Trolleybus Systems (photos and maps of some systems, in English and Russian)