Trolleybuses in Sumgait
{{Short description|Former Azerbaijani public transport system}}
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The Sumqayit trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport service in Sumqayit (alternatively transliterated as Sumgait), the third most populous city in Azerbaijan, for most of the second half of the 20th century.
History
The system was opened on 28 April 1961.{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Alan |title=World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia |year=2000 |page=74 |publisher=Trolleybooks |location=Yateley, Hampshire, UK |isbn=0-904235-18-1}} At its height, it consisted of eight lines. The only remaining line was closed on 31 December 2005 (i.e., with effect from 1 January 2006).{{cite magazine|title=Trolleynews [regular news section]|date=November–December 2006|magazine=Trolleybus Magazine|volume=42|issue=270|publisher=National Trolleybus Association|location=UK|page=133|issn=0266-7452}}
Services
Fleet
See also
{{portal|Buses|Azerbaijan}}
References
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan}}
- {{Trolleymotion | id = 11 | title = Trolleybus city: Sumgayyt/Sumqayıt (Aserbaidschan)}}
- {{Urban Electric Transit | id = 395 | title = Sumqayit | trolleybus = yes}}
{{Urban public transport in Azerbaijan}}