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Trolleybus

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A trolleybus is a big bus.

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San Francisco Nob Hill 2.jpg
It uses wires to move. Two long poles touch the wires. These poles give the bus power. This helps the bus go. It is very quiet.
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Have you seen one?

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First Trolleybuss of Siemens in Berlin...
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Reading Trolleybus at Three Tuns.jpg
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WYMT 34980 leaving Wuyang Community...
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Trolleybus diagram-key.svg
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San Francisco Nob Hill 2.jpg
File:Tateyama tunnel trolley bus 01.jpg
Tateyama tunnel trolley bus 01.jpg
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Kurobe Dam station platform.jpg

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