1007:(Es Bous) section, which was 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long, was put into operation on 1 October 1913. This section was, however, temporarily shut down again between August 1914 and August 1915, because the road had to be modified to cater for the new loads. On 1 November 1916, the 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long Magnedens (Es Bous)–Farvagny-le-Grand section was opened. At the Farvagny-le-Grand terminal, a second depot was provided. With the completion of this section, the maximum extent of the line was reached, because the planned branch to Sainte-Apolline was never built.
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972:), which had been opened in July 1907 as the first network based on the Mercédès-Électrique-Stoll system. As a consequence of the inspection, the committee decided in 1909 to pass up the tramway concession in favour of trolleybuses. Calculations had shown that construction costs for a trolleybus system were likely to be only a third of those of a tramway.
1019:, an extension of the system to Bulle could no longer be pursued. In addition, the system's vehicles had defects, which were due mainly to the still not very advanced vehicle technology and the poor road conditions. The 1925 schedule included five pairs of trips over the entire route as well as an extra pair over the Fribourg–La Glâne section.
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The wheels of each vehicle were made of wood. The front wheels were fitted with single-layer solid rubber tyres, and the rear wheels had double layered tyres. The two hub motors were very vulnerable, partly due to the vehicles' lack of suspension, and partly because they were not fully enclosed like
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had to be exchanged, in a cumbersome procedure, every time a trolleybus used the level crossing; this task was carried out by an employee of the company's nearby depot. It was not until 1949 that an obstacle-free crossing would again have been possible – in that year, the level crossing was replaced
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On 21 May 1932, the last scheduled trolleybus service ran along the line. During the system's entire period of operation, a total of 1.5 million people were transported electrically. From the day following the system's closure, the CEG used only diesel buses, which could run continuously through to
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wires, 65 mm (2.6 in) in diameter, mounted 30 cm (12 in) apart. These wires were located at a height of 5.8 m (19 ft) above the roadway. The
Mercedes-Électrique-Stoll design allowed for a lateral deviation of 6 m (20 ft) to 8 m (26 ft).
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their present-day equivalents. These weaknesses led to breakdowns, as the roads were still unpaved dirt roads, causing the motors to suffer from dust exposure. For these reasons, the three trolleybuses were rebuilt between 1917 and 1920. The rebuilding work was carried out by
1168:, and included the installation of new engines. After the rebuilds, the vehicles' top speed was 25 km/h (16 mph). The weight of cars 1 and 2 was increased to 3.6 t (3.5 long tons; 4.0 short tons), and car 3 to 4.47 t (4.40 long tons; 4.93 short tons).
1133:(1918–1922) – which was, however, an exclusively freight carrying operation – the Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system was one of only two trolleytruck operations in Switzerland. However, the trolleytruck was seldom used, due to the lack of a branch line.
1152:. All four vehicles were delivered in 1911. The trolleybuses offered seventeen seats and seven standing places. They initially had a top speed of 20 km/h (12 mph), weighed 3.2 t (3.1 long tons; 3.5 short tons) and were equipped with two
1109:. When two vehicles travelling in opposite directions needed to cross, the contact trollers were exchanged between the vehicles; the driver unplugged his vehicle and then plugged in the troller of the oncoming vehicle to continue his trip.
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went into service as the first part of the line. Test runs on this section began on 15 December 1911, and on 30 December 1911 the opening ceremony was held, before regular services began on 4 January 1912. The
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Bulle. The normal travel time of 50 minutes by trolleybus fell to just 30 minutes after the change to diesel buses. Today this route is served by regional bus line 336.
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of type 32 R was procured in 1917. After the closure of the system in 1932, all vehicles were sold to individual purchasers, and over time all were scrapped.
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952:. Subsequently, however, the committee learned of the achievements of a new "trackless railway" in Austria, and in 1908 sent a delegation to inspect it.
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Un siècle de transports publics à Fribourg / Ein
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Les trolleybus régionaux en Suisse / Die
Schweizer Überlandtrolleybusse
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1307:"Fribourg [CH] – 100 Years of Trolleybuses in Switzerland"
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The final valid timetable. On individual trips, the
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1069:(TPF) has operated a modern trolleybus network, the
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Compagnie des omnibus électriques
Fribourg–Farvagny
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Fribourg–Farvagny
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1378:]. Fribourg: Club du tramway de Fribourg.
1309:. TrolleyMotion. 6 August 2012. Archived from
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1136:The manufacturer of all of the vehicles, the
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1255:[The first Swiss trolleybus line].
1015:As a result of economic difficulties after
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1426:(in French). Neuchâtel: Sébastien Jacobi.
1404:]. Genève: Verlag Endstation Ostring.
933:was founded, with the goal of obtaining a
929:Comité de l'initiative Fribourg–Daillettes
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1376:A Century of Public Transport in Fribourg
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1221:List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland
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1462:Fribourg database / photo gallery
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