GO Wellington DesignLine trolleybus in February 2016
Operation
Locale
Wellington, New Zealand
First era: 1924 (1924)–1932 (1932)
Status
Closed
Routes
1
Operator(s)
Wellington City Transport
Electrification
*** V DC parallel overhead lines
Second era: 1949 (1949)–2017 (2017)
Status
Closed
Routes
9
Operator(s)
Wellington City Transport (1949–1992)
Stagecoach Wellington (1992–2005)
NZ Bus (2005–2017)
Electrification
550 V DC parallel overhead lines
Depot(s)
Kilbirnie
Stock
60 (October 2017)
Route length
50 km (31 mi) (maximum)
Website
GO Wellington
Trolleybuses in Wellington were part of the Wellington public transport system from 1924 until 1932 and again from 1949 until 2017. It was the last trolleybus system operating commercially in Oceania and the last major system operating in a country where driving is on the left side of the road.
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