Sentences with phrase «trolley buses»

It is King County's electric trolley bus powered by electric fuel from City Light.

A few more rides will also be available on the museum's Trolley Bus route.

Orland Park residents celebrated St. Patrick's Day last week with bright red trolley bus that ferried revelers among among four 143rd Street restaurants hosting Irish - themed entertainment.

With a short stay of just 2 nights available I can recommend taking the pretty Trolley Bus tour for an informative ride that showcases the charms of the Santa Barbara area.

A 90 - minute ride on one of the iconic trolley buses will give you your bearings and the driver / guide always has some great stories to tell.

The # 197 trolley bus around the corner opposite the Van Gogh museum takes you to Schiphol in 30 minutes for 5 euro (pay as you get on), every 1/4 hour, and trams # 2 and # 5 take you to the main railway station.

Roy Arden Trolley Bus, Vancouver 1981 — 85 Archival pigment print 8» x 8» Courtesy of the artist and Monte Clark Gallery

Unlike a conventional trolley bus that has to continually touch an overhead power line, Sinautec's ultracapacitor buses take big sips of electricity every two or three miles at designated charging stations, which double as bus stops.

Here's the two things that make this concept interesting: the 62 - mile electrified road would be many times cheaper to deploy than building a two - lane railroad, and the trucks on the road would be able to travel much faster than current electric trolley buses and trucks.

Buses, or electric trolley busses, were bursting with people and clogged the main roads.

San Francisco Agency Orders 185 Zero - Emission Electric Trolley Buses Aug 1, 2017 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded an option order for 185 Xcelsior 40 - foot electric trolley buses to New Flyer of America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc..

With respect to an occurrence in which the mass transit vehicle involved is a rail car, trolley car, trolley bus, or vessel, the mass transit vehicle is removed from operation.

The city offers a metro, streetcars and trolley buses to get you to your destination.

Other forms of public transport including trams and trolley buses are clean and efficient but one of the charms of Geneva is that a great deal can be seen on foot.

We had stopped by briefly on the Trolley Bus Tour but needed a bit more time to really explore this picturesque landmark.

Bomberg hung it on an outside wall of a London gallery, causing horses drawing the trolley buses to shy.

Perhaps we should consider the re-introduction of the electric trolley bus to our cities, as being possibly more flexible and less expensive to install than trams.

A trolley bus heads north out of downtown and turns around near my home on northern Capitol Hill, returning to make a southerly loop through the downtown streets.

Electrification of mobility is nothing new - electric trolley buses still ply the streets of San Francisco and many other cities - 40,000 trolley buses are active globally.

Ye says the buses use 40 percent less electricity compared to an electric trolley bus, mainly because they're lighter and have the regenerative braking benefits.

This means developing and deploying electric automobiles with related renewable generation and charging infrastructures, reviving and re-investing in electric trolley buses, streetcars, and electric rail - both light and heavy.

There is enough room to put in transit, perhaps rail or electric trolley bus, to move all the people who used to come by car but don't want to switch to a bike.

Why not bring back the trolley bus?

Electric trolley buses are not perfect but they exist now, they are cheaper, cleaner and quieter than diesel, and they really should be brought back.