This article lists the main events in the history of public transport (primarily trams , trolleybuses and buses ) in 1998 . Information on the history of subways and railway transport is in separate articles.
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Events
In the Russian Federation
Moscow
Routes
- March 17 - the bus route 0 was opened: Riga Station - Tikhvinskaya Street .
- The bus route number 18: Metro Yuzhnaya - Butovo landfill .
- June 2 - bus route number 505 is renumbered 205.
- August 1 - bus route number 511 is renumbered 611.
- Bus route number 511e is renumbered 611s.
- Bus route number 517 is renumbered 817.
- Bus route number 532 is renumbered 32.
- Bus route number 551 is renumbered 851.
- Bus route No. 555 is renumbered 750. A trolleybus route No. 86 has been opened: The second watch factory is Serebryany Bor.
News
- In connection with the World Youth Games in Moscow, Ikarus-415.33 buses were purchased, after the end of the Youth Games these buses were transferred to MGT , however these buses were unsuitable for working with passengers due to the limited number of seats in the cabin.
- Tests in FATP of LiAZ-5256.25 bus with Caterpillar -3116 engine (08202; С 305 АТ 99). The tests were successful, then the buses of the "Caterpillar" modification were massively delivered to Moscow from 1999 to 2005.
In the world
- USA - open tram in the city of Memphis .
- Denmark - in October, trolleybus traffic in the city of Copenhagen was stopped.