Gdynia trolley bus

GTS in the Gdynia trolleybus depot

Gdynia Trolleybus Transport Network is the only provider of trolleybus transport services in Gdynia. January 1, 1998 was separated from the Department of Public Transport . It employs about 340 workers. The GTS has four unions ^[3] . The representative body of the GTS is the council, chaired by Peter Malolepshy. The headquarters is located at ul. Oksyvskaya 1 in Gdynia.

Departments

The company consists of four departments:

Department of Traffic

Traffic control and directions commissioned by the city transport department. The department has over 230 employees (drivers, dispatchers), of whom about 90 are women. Performs its tasks through:

• vehicle orientation for individual tasks,
• driver organizations - each trolleybus is driven by 2 or 3 shift drivers,
• service quality control,
• minor repairs of rolling stock.

Rolling Stock Service Department

The service department consists of three main tasks:

• daily operation of vehicles is the main daily integrity check of each of the trolleybuses - especially steering, braking systems and electrical wiring,
• vehicle support - that is, periodic inspection of the technical condition of vehicles,
• rolling stock repair.

In addition, this department organizes reports on any incident as a result of the daily operation of trolley buses, emergency vehicles and rolling stock accounting. It employs about 50 people, mostly engineers, electricians and carpenters.

Department of Networks and Substations

Former ministry of military-industrial complex and PKM trolleybus systems. The Department of Networks and Substations serves overhead power lines. Consists of various elements:

• emergency service - works 24 hours a day, 4 teams each, if necessary, corrects the network failure,
• network maintenance - including the modernization of network elements, carried out mainly at night,
• maintenance of service stations - repair, maintenance and monitoring of substations in Gdynia,
• power cable maintenance
• conducting workshops on the repair of network elements.

About 25 people work in it: emergency workers, substations and a workshop.

Administrative department

The idea of ​​creating a trolleybus system was born in the minds of the authorities of the city of Gdynia before the start of World War II. Despite very serious plans, instead of “trolleybus” (as they were then called), in 1929 they decided to launch a bus system. Although buses were significantly expensive to operate. ^[4] .

Trolleybus Takeoff

Forced shortage of fuel, made the occupation of Gdynia by the Germans . On September 18, 1943, the first trolleybus went on the streets of the city, carrying out a course from the city council to the Gdynia Khylen railway station . The trolleybus lines were first served by ten Henschel- type trolleybuses, with AEG power supply. The body of all vehicles was performed by the Gdansk Wagon Plant. The exchanged series was numbered 201–210 and was adapted for transporting trailers, which were also assembled at the Gdansk Carriage Works. Rolling stocks from occupied countries were also gradually introduced. These were two nuclear weapons vehicles from Kiev , Alfa Romeo , Fiat Brad and Tallero from Milan and Rome. During the attack on Soviet troops in Gdynia in 1945, trolleybuses were used as elements of the barricades .

Post-War Crisis

After the war, a group of people who took on the difficult task of restoring public trolleybuses, comprising only a small part of the specialists who previously worked in the trolleybus industry. Most met for the first time met trolleybuses, having only good intentions and enthusiasm for work. The campaign organized the collection of fragments of trolleybuses in and around the city. They were taken to the depot and began recovery.

Reactivation line

March 19, 1946 a trolleybus line was opened on the site from the depot on the street. Derdovsky to the city council. The first three restored Henschel-type trolleybuses ran on this line. The next step in expanding the network was to continue it to Orlovo as line number 11, after which Henschel-type trolleybuses and Alfa Romeo and Fiat Brad trolleybuses started to start in succession, defeating a number of technical difficulties. In addition to the rolling stock left after the occupation, they pulled three trolleybuses of the Henschel 01 type and one Bussing type from the Olsztyn MZK , which were put into operation after repair.

October 2, 1946 launched the trolleybus line Kashubskaya Square - Khylenya. At the same time, the Grabuvek station was launched with a capacity of 720 kW . -> At the end of 1947 there were 24 vehicles and 3 trailers. This allowed to stretch the line from Orlovo to Sopot. In 1949, after concluding an agreement with the IPC Wroclaw , the latter sent 8 Tallero-type trolleybuses to Gdynia, abandoned by the Germans and not working. Two trolleybuses from this same series were located in Gdynia, also preserved after the occupation and managed by the crew from Gdynia in 1948. Trolleybuses adopted from Wroclaw after the completion of repairs in 1950 were put into operation. They were given electoral numbers 230–237, and were launched on the Sopot and Khylen lines. On August 22, 1949, a new trolleybus line to Mala Katska was launched, which received number 23. For the first time, 13 French-made trolleybuses of the Vetra type were launched to service this line. They got numbers 300-312. On October 29, 1949, a new trolleybus line to Oksyvya (loop at the Navy headquarters ) was launched, which received number 24. On November 5, 1950, the trolleybus network from Khylen to Tisovo was continued, the Kashubskaya Ploshchad-Tisovo line was launched, at number 25. Existing line on the street Silesian ended the trolleybus loop to Hrabuvek as line number 22

At the end of 1953, there were 5 active trolleybus lines.

Unification of rolling stock

The rolling stock, after several years of rapid recovery in 1946-1950, underwent progressive death in the following years. This was influenced by the delivery of new Wind trolleybuses, and in the distant years - Czech Škoda 8Tr trolleybuses, which began to replenish the military-industrial complex since 1957.

On May 23, 1964, line 24 was built, a new segment - a branch leading from ul. Bosmanskei to Oblyuzhu on Old Oksyvskaya and from there to the existing loop at the headquarters of the Navy . This line got number 28. Traction was monorail and there was a junction at Old Oksyvskaya. The loop of line No. 24 was moved to the Maritime Academy at the Oksyvsky Port of Gdynia railway station.

Partial Liquidation of the Line

In the late 1960s, a nationwide trend began to eliminate trolleybus systems for buses. The reason for this policy was mainly the low price of oil compared to the price of electric energy. Then the compounds from Oksyvya and the shipyard were liquidated. In 1970, the last batch of 12 Škoda 9Tr Czech trolleybuses arrived.

By the end of 1970, the military-industrial complex had 99 trolleybuses. That year, 35,990,000 people were transported by trolleybuses.

From 1971 there was a shortage of new trolley buses, in particular, due to the non-renewal of contracts with Czechoslovakia , and, primarily, due to the tendency of the ministry and IGK to eliminate this type of transport. Thus, due to a lack of sources of supply of trolley buses, WPKGG at the conference of the Institute for Municipal Development proposed to implement a prototype trolley bus based on the Jelcz - Berliet PR110U bus and ELTA electrical equipment in Lodz . As the engine, it was proposed to use the Skoda engine. Unfortunately, the department did not show interest, but only realized the opportunity to import Soviet trolleybuses.

On May 1, 1974, the “Bus and Trolleybus Department” was called the “Bus and Trolleybus Office in Gdynia”.

In 1974, in Gdynia there were only 4 trolleybus lines. For comparison, in 1970 10 lines functioned.

Prototypes

In 1974-1976, cooperation began between the GTO , VPKGG and the Yelchan Automobile Plant, as a result of which two prototype trolley buses were assembled, based on the body of the Jelcz PR110U bus. According to the terms of the contract, the installation of electrical equipment was done by WPKGG. Škoda trolleybus engines and typical supply elements for 105N trams were used. A number of original solutions are presented using rich experience in operating trolleybuses. In October 1975, the military-industrial complex received the first two Soviet trolley buses of the ZiU-9 type , which were immediately put into operation. On October 30, 1976, the next Soviet ZiU-9 trolleybuses, of which 20 were delivered, were delivered. As a result of his own initiative and in collaboration with the Technical University of Gdansk , a prototype trolleybus controlled by impulses was designed and built - a new one at that time.

Network Extension

In 1977, they improved the network of trolleybuses in the city, restoring the junction at the intersection of Kupalskaya and February 10, thereby reducing the percentage of accidents. In addition, we conducted a new section of the route from Yana and Kolna Streets to Constitution Square and Migala Street. The following year, preparations began for the continuation of line 23 to the shipyard of the Paris Commune , liquidated in the section from Constitution Square to the Shipyard. Positive decisions are also being taken to maintain and modernize the trolleybus network further than Velikopolskaya Street, extending the route to the Great Katsk (Polyfarb). In 1975 - 1979, trolleybuses entirely returned to Gdynia streets. In 1980, the construction and installation of its own trolley bus with the body of a Berliet bus began. The first three trolleybuses were developed, which received numbers 10104 - 10106.

At the end of 1980, the military-industrial complex in Gdynia had 66 trolleybuses.

In 1981, further production of the aforementioned trolleybuses continued, another 13 trolleybuses with numbers 10107-10119 were developed. In April 1982, the production of a series of 20 trolleybuses was completed with the launch of the last 4 trolleybuses with inventory numbers 10120-10123.

At the end of 1988, the military-industrial complex in Gdynia had 94 trolleybuses.

New Company

In the 1990s, during the process of economic reforms in Poland, the then military-industrial complex in Gdynia began to have financial problems, as a result of which old trolleybuses were launched. In 1992, the restructuring of the company began. The "Office of Urban Transport" was created, and in 1994, as a result of the liquidation of the military-industrial complex, the "Management of Bus and Trolleybus Transport" arose. The reorganization significantly improved transport links. In 1995, a trolleybus loop was launched from Tisovo to Ovsyanaya Street, creating a new line with number 27, and changing the route of lines 25 and 30 slightly changed the public attitude to this type of transport. In the same year, lines 22 and 27 were continued from Khylen to Tisovo. On May 6, 1996, the trolleybus network was put into operation to the Chisovskaya Pustota, thereby launching line 28, which runs today. At the same time, lines 22 and 30 from Kashubsky Square to Constitution Square were extended, and line 24 was continued to Shipyard as line 23, thereby removing the designation 24. The subsequent growth of the trolleybus network caused the appearance of “Management of trolleybus transport” in 1998. At the time of management, trolleybuses did not have the best opinion among residents, mainly given the slowdowns in the city. Obsolete technical devices moved intermittently. The company began the process of exchanging trolley buses, upgrading and expanding the network, which contributed to eliminating most of the early problems (for example, the improvement of traffic conditions is the introduction of modern trolley buses and radio-controlled switches). On December 6, 1999, line 20 connecting Kashubsky Square with Tisovo SCM and line 27 from Karvina Euromarket to Tisovo SCM was launched. In 2001, a loop was launched at the site of Francis Tsegelsky.

Poland in the EU

Together with Poland’s entry into the European Union , it became possible to obtain financial resources for the expansion and modernization of the trolleybus network and for the purchase of modern trolleybuses. These funds were mainly provided by the Integrated Regional Work Program, and were intended, in particular, for the construction of a new depot in Leshchinki (opened on April 28, 2007), for bringing routes to Dombrow (line 24 to the Mint loop - was opened on December 19 2005) and Katz Buki to Dombrova (Katz Buki loop extending lines 23 and 27, and connecting the new line 31 to Sopot - was opened on August 7, 2006) and the acquisition of 11 low-floor Solaris Trollino 12AC trolleybuses. It is also planned to expand the Francis Tsegelsky node to Fikakov (line 29), and in the long term also Vitomino . In connection with the reconstruction of Kupalskaya Street, changes in the transport system of the city center closed the first loop of public transport in Gdynia on January 14, 2006, and recently one of the loops in Kashubsky Square ^[5] . On April 28, 2007 it was replaced by loops on the streets of Vojt Radtkiego, on May 3 and Jan from Kolna .

Centre

The first trolleybus line was served by a depot localized at ul. Derdovskogo in the center of Gdynia. 2 summers after the end of hostilities ceased to function.

Radlovo

The trolleybus train in Gdynia was served by the end of the thirties depot in Radlov, near Victory Alley. In the years 1939-1945, the occupier adapted it for aircraft repairs, and after the war it was occupied by State-owned Enterprises Automobile numbers 6. In September 1947, these enterprises were. transferred for MZKGG depot at al. Victories in Gdynia Radlow, where a whole convoy and trolleybus workshops moved. In the period 1956-1966, began and continued the construction of a new trolleybus depot in adjacent areas in the existing bus-trolleybus depot. It was envisaged for 150 vehicles.

Hazel

Для нужд ПУНКТА построили и 28 апреля 2007 года отдать в эксплуатацию современную троллейбусный базу у уль. Поворот в Оксывя и Аббата Хацкего. Владеет она поставленной крышу стояночной площадью предназначенный для 90 троллейбусов. В мастеровых залах удалось выделить место на 2 пути служащие в ежедневное обслуживание транспортных средств, на конце которых находятся два современных поста мойки (имеет в т . закрытое вращение воды, функции мойки шасси и крыши). Кроме того ближе административной части локализованное очередное два пути (на 6 транспортных средств) горничные в больших ремонтов, ремонтов или перестройки троллейбусов. Большинство приспособленных постов в обслуживание транспортных средств с электрическим оснащением помещённым на крыше. Лаковый завод снабжённая в систему специальных фильтров препятствующих вытаскивание в задней части объекта находится себя также вредных союзов в атмосферы . Это депо заменило старую базу в Рэдлове, в месту которой возник Приморский Научно-технологический Парк .

Основу подвижного состава троллейбусного парка в Гдыни составляют высокопольные машины марки Jelcz 120MT и низкопольные MB O405NE на базе кузова Мерседес. В рамках политики модернизации подвижного состава, Троллейбусное предприятие Гдыни регулярно закупает троллейбусы марки Солярис : изначально производимых в Гдыни Троллино 12Т, теперь 12АЦ с чешским двигателем. Кроме того, в собственных мастерских предприятие переоборудует купленные подержанные автобусы Мерседес О405Н , устанавливая в них электрическая тяга со списанных Ельч ПР110Э.

В Гдыни можно тоже временем увидеть исторический троллейбус Саурэр 4Т ИИЛьМ из 1957 года. Будит он некие споры, потому что транспортные средства этой марки в целой истории городской коммуникации в Гдыни никогда не ездили. Несмотря на того, что его историческая ценность в этом городе ограничена «гдыньский ретро троллейбус» он составляет немалое развлечение.

Gdynia trolleybuses have four-digit numbers starting with 3. The second digit indicates the type of vehicle, where 0 indicates a low-floor trolleybus and 3 indicates a high-floor one.

Gdynia used to have a three-digit numbering for urban public transport. It was changed at the turn of the 60s and 70s of the XX century to a five-digit one. In the three-digit system, the trolleybuses had a numbering range from 300 to 399, and in the five-digit system - 10xxx, 14xxx, 17xxx, 10xxx, 12xxx, as well as WPK / Škoda SM11 with the number 52446.

• In Gdynia, the restored, Swiss trolley Saurer 4T IILM rides. This causes a lot of controversy over its possible operation, because vehicles of this brand in the history of the Gdynia trolleybus communication have never driven. However, there is one interesting fact regarding its design. The trolleybus has an aluminum body, which protects it from corrosion and increases the durability of the machine as a whole. Design features were described in professional journals. These trolleybuses were bought together with trailers from the city of St. Gallen painted green (factory color preserved) for Warsaw during the economic downturn of operation of line 51 in Pyasochno (the second trolleybus period in Warsaw). After the liquidation of the line, three of them went to Gdynia. One was repaired by the already existing Trobus enterprise (it later became the property of PKT). The remaining two are bought by a private person (together with trailers) and are now being destroyed in the square between the streets of Khylenskaya and Severnaya.
• Gdynia is the only city in which MB O405N2 trolleybuses with a low-floor Mercedes bus body ride.
• In Gdynia, only standard trolleybuses (12-meter) ride. The latest Ikarus 280E articulated trolleybus was decommissioned in 2002.
• PKT Gdynia owns now the largest trolleybus network in Poland.
• Trolleybus Line 27 is the longest in Poland - the extended route length is more than 40 km.
• Trolleybus lines 21 and 31 of the route going to Sopot are now the only suburban trolleybus lines in Poland.
• The construction of the trolleybus line 31 of the route in Sopot is financed from the budgets of the cities of Gdynia and Sopot, but also from a private source - the Water Park in Sopot.
• The first trolleybus leaves line 25 at 4:25. and leaves the line at the depot at 23:21, but on line 710 the movement ends at 0:03.

Old Trolley

Modern trolley buses