Solaris Trollino 18

Solaris Trollino 18

Manufacturer	Solaris / Ganz or Solaris / Cegelec Solaris / Kiepe
axes	3
Doors	3 or 4
Engines	1 or 2 (+ optional auxiliary engine diesel / battery)
Engine type	Three-phase asynchronous
rated capacity	165-320 kW
Top speed	60 or 65 km / h
length	18.00 - 18.75 m
width	2.55 m
height	3.50 m
wheelbase	5.13 / 6.77 m
Axle load	7.1 / 11.5 / 10 t
Seats	35-49 (+1)
Standing room	175 (6 P./m²)
Operating voltage	600 or 750 volts
acceleration	Max. 1.4 m / s²
permissible total mass	28.0 t

The Solaris Trollino 18 is an 18-meter-long trolleybus type produced by the Polish company Solaris . The low-floor articulated vehicles are based on the Solaris Urbino 18 diesel bus model . The type designation Trollino is a suitcase word from Trolejbus (the Polish transcription for trolleybus) and Urbino. In the case of the electrical variant, a distinction is made between two sub-types, they differ according to the supplier of the electrical equipment:

Trollino 18 T : Made entirely from Hungary
Trollino 18 AC : Cegelec from the Czech Republic, AC stands for a drive with three-phase motors

description

The vehicles are optionally equipped with a diesel or battery auxiliary motor, which enables operation in the event of a power failure and during construction site operations. So far 119 vehicles of this type have been produced.

The Solaris Trollino 18 is visually almost identical to the Škoda 28 Tr , as both use the Solaris Urbino body as a basis.

In the MetroStyle variant , a more sloping front was installed and a roof paneling matching the design was attached. In this version, the front entrance door is only half the width.

The twelve trolleybuses delivered to the Barnimer Busgesellschaft from Eberswalde are equipped with batteries with which they can travel up to five kilometers without a contact wire; the pantograph can be removed and applied automatically; a recovery of braking energy into the power grid is possible.

The trolleybuses that have been in use at Stadtwerke Solingen since 2018 have a battery that allows a distance of up to 20 kilometers without a contact wire. When the batteries are fully charged, the excess capacity is fed into the power grid.

The finished trolleybuses cost around 800,000 euros, the original diesel version around 240,000 euros.

Overview of the existing lines in Europe

country	city	business	Substructure	number	Years of construction	Company numbers	power
Latvia	Riga	Trolleybus Riga	T	52	From 2001 onwards	1-600-1-626 2-650-2-674	165 kW
Italy	Rome	Trolleybus Rome	T	30th	2003	8501-8530	235 kW
Italy	Ancona	CONEROBUS	T	3	2013	010-012	?
Italy	Bologna	Bologna trolleybus	AC	11	2010–	1056-1066	?
Estonia	Tallinn	Tallinn trolleybus	T AC	5 14	2003 2008	432-436 437-450	165 kW
Switzerland	La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds trolleybus	AC	4 (sold to Salzburg in 2013)	2005	141-144	?
Switzerland	Winterthur	Trolleybus Winterthur	AC	10	2005	171-180	250 kW
Czech Republic	Ostrava	Dopravni Podnik Ostrava	AC	1	2006	3801	250 kW
Austria	Salzburg	Salzburg trolleybus	AC	4th	2005	316-319	250 kW
Austria	Salzburg	Salzburg trolleybus	AC	15th	2009-2010	301-315	250 kW
Austria	Salzburg	Salzburg trolleybus	AC MetroStyle	50	2012-2017	321-370	256 kW
Germany	Eberswalde	Eberswalde trolleybus	AC	12	2010	051-062	250 kW
Germany	Esslingen am Neckar	Trolleybus Esslingen am Neckar	18.75 MetroStyle	4th	2015-2016	501-504	2 × 160 kW
Germany	Solingen	Solingen trolleybus	18.75 AC	4 (+ optionally 16 more)	2017-2018	861-864	2 × 160 kW