{"id":4610,"date":"2019-01-23T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=4610"},"modified":"2020-04-16T16:27:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:27:07","slug":"12-double-articulated-trolleybuses-hess-lausanne-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/trolleybus-tramway\/12-double-articulated-trolleybuses-hess-lausanne-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"12 double-articulated trolleybuses by Hess will hit Lausanne (Switzerland) roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hess<\/strong> will supply <strong>12 double-articulated trolleybuses<\/strong> to <strong>Lausanne<\/strong> public transport network. The Swiss manufacturer, in fact, won the international call for tenders and the framework contract for the <strong>renewal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/trolley-and-tramway\/trolleybus-market-a-growing-demand-thanks-to-zero-emission-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trolleybus<\/a> fleet<\/strong> in the Swiss city. They&#8217;ll be operated by\u00a0Transports publics de la r\u00e9gion lausannoise (<strong>TL<\/strong>). Lausanne prides itself to have one of the\u00a0largest trolleybus fleets in Europe. Hess new generation trolleybuses are also in operation in Bern and Geneve.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4611 size-large\" title=\"Hess trolleybus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lighTram25DC-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"hess trolleybus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\n<h2>Double-articulated trolleybuses for Lausanne<\/h2>\n<p>Hess will deliver 12 units of the <strong>lighTram 25 DC<\/strong>, each <strong>24.7m<\/strong> long and with a capacity of up to 220 passengers, for a total value of approximately CHF 16.5 million (approximately 14.5 million euros). The 12 vehicles are equipped with <strong>Dynamic-Charging<\/strong> technology which allows partial catenary recharging during the service. The contract also provides for an option for the delivery of single-articulated buses of the <strong>lighTram 19 DC<\/strong> type with a length of 18.7m by 2020 &#8211; 2021.<br \/>\nInnovative energy management, claims Hess, allows lighter vehicle construction and thus the transport of a larger number of passengers than previous trolleybuses. In addition, they <strong>consume less energy than conventional trolleybuses<\/strong>, in line with the energy strategy of the Swiss Confederation and the European Union. TL operates\u00a038 bus and metro lines.<\/p>\n<h2>Hess trolleybuses in operation also in Bern and Geneve<\/h2>\n<p>This kind of vehicle has been ordered also by Bern public transport operator Bernmobil in 14 units. The trolleybus is equipped with four in-wheel permanent magnet motors on two electric axles. Up to 30 percent of the service can be provided without connection to the catenary, Hess points out. The Swiss manufacturer is also cooperating with Bernmobil on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/electric-bus\/bern-is-converting-a-line-to-electric-bus-operation-with-hess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project of full electrification of a bus line in the city<\/a>.\u00a0The first vehicle out of a five <strong>lighTram <\/strong>order (18 meter long) has been presented in the last day of 2018 (in the picture below).\u00a0A similar system, with more charging stations, is currently only in operation in Geneva under the name TOSA.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4591 size-large\" title=\"Hess trolleybus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1B94BFE7-B0F7-A772-6998D6B550EF6A0D-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Hess trolleybus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hess will supply 12 double-articulated trolleybuses to Lausanne public transport network. The Swiss manufacturer, in fact, won the international call for tenders and the framework contract for the renewal of the trolleybus fleet in the Swiss city. They&#8217;ll be operated by\u00a0Transports publics de la r\u00e9gion lausannoise (TL). Lausanne prides itself to have one of the\u00a0largest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[335],"tags":[817,852,853,854,380],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>12 Trolleybuses by Hess will hit Lausanne - Sustainable Bus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hess will supply 12 double-articulated trolleybuses to Lausanne public transport network. 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