Salzburger Lokalbahnen to renew its fleet with 26 new Solaris trolleybuses. All vehicles will have the eye-catching MetroStyle design. Electric equipment supplied by Solaris’s partner Cegelec. Solaris CEO Olszewska: "With its consistent commitment to sustainable public transport, Salzburg is Europe’s trolleybus capital".
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Salzburg maintains its commitment to eco-friendly electric mobility with quiet and clean trolleybuses. As part of its continued development of public transport, operator Salzburger Lokalbahnen has ordered 26 new trolleybuses from Solaris with an option for an additional 14 vehicles. They will be delivered by 2017.
Like the previous delivery, the new Solaris Trollino 18 for Salzburg will be built to the striking MetroStyle design, underlining how attractive an option public transport is. Besides the dynamic exterior styling, passengers will enjoy highest standards of comfort in an interior where every attention has been paid to detail.
Gunter Mackinger, Director and Operations Manager of Salzburger Lokalbahnen, comments: "We are delighted to have a tried and tested product in the further MetroStyle articulated trolleybuses from Solaris, which meet the high demands of our customers and staff. This allows us to successfully continue along the consistent path of expanding electric public transport in Salzburg."
Solaris CEO Solange Olszewska is happy to be able to support the development of Salzburg’s trolleybus system: "With its consistent commitment to sustainable public transport, Salzburg is Europe’s trolleybus capital. It is a great honour that we have been chosen to build Salzburg’s new trolleybuses. Our MetroStyle design will make the trolleybus in Mozart’s home city a real eye-catcher."
Solaris’s partner Cegelec will supply electric equipment for the new trolleybuses. The Czech subsidiary of this French company specialises in electric traction technology for public transport vehicles.
Salzburg already operates 25 Solaris Trollino 18, delivered from 2009 onwards. While the first 15 of them were built to conventional styling, the ten most recent examples already turn heads with the attractive MetroStyle.
For Solaris, electric mobility has been part of the company’s expertise since 2001. Almost 600 trolleybuses have been built for customers in 13 countries. Solaris is the leading supplier of trolleybuses in the European Union and EFTA.
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Solaris is a leading European manufacturer of innovative buses and urban rail vehicles. The family business, founded by Krzysztof and Solange Olszewski, has supplied almost 10,000 buses to customers in 26 countries since production started in 1996. Solaris specialises in state-of-the-art city and intercity buses and offers the world’s largest range of diesel-electric hybrid buses. Trolleybuses and electric buses provide public transport that is emission-free at the point of operation. The Solaris Tramino low-floor tram is built for attractive urban rail services.
Mateusz Figaszewski
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Image Captions: One of the Solaris Trollino 18 MetroStyle of Salzburger Lokalbahnen passes Hohensalzburg Castle. Image: Cegelec Archive
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Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. This has resulted in the widest zero-emission product range in the European market and a leading position in this segment with a market share of 15.2%. Nearly 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) S.A. From conception, to the design and manufacturing phases, all Solaris buses are produced in Poland. Moreover, all activities undertaken by the manufacturer are in line with the brand’s mission, which is reflected in the motto “We are changing the image of public transport”. Solaris also actively partners with public transport operators and provides them with comprehensive support in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
E-mobility Development & Market Intelligence Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
