Córdoba, Argentina
Argentina's second-largest city was its eighth to open a trolleybus system, on 7 May 1989 (see chronology). By 1992, 44 Russian-built ZIU vehicles – 32 two-axle and 12 three-axle articulated units – were running on three cross-city routes (see map, below). On 29 October 1996, Steve Morgan photographed #26 on Calle Belgrano and #28 on Avenida Colón: |
Allan de Koningh photographed articulated trolleybus 42 on Avenida Patria in December 1993: |
In 2000 the operator, Trolecor, acquired 16 new vehicles from Norinco in China. Lucio Peñaloza photographed number 45 at the depot in February. |
The Chinese entered service on 29 February 2000. The slogan reads "Breathe pure air . . . Take a trolley". Trolecor 49 was photographed by Lucio Peñaloza. |
In November 2000 Trolecor extended route "a" to the Ciudad Universitaria and issued a new route map, supplied by Lucio Peñaloza. Too bad it was lettered upside-down! |
Trolecor was dissolved in July 2004 and the trolleybus routes and vehicles were taken over by a government agency, TAMSE = Transporte Automotor Municipal Sociedad del Estado. The local railcar builder, Materfer, was contracted to renovate the fleet. Lucio Peñaloza photographed reborn and repainted ZIU #18 on 1 December 2004: |
WEBPAGE BY ALLEN
MORRISON
RETURN
TO HOMEPAGE
See website about
The Tramways of Córdoba