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connecting to the opening of the county hospital of Gentofte in January 1927, the first
trolley bus line was take in service in the north of Copenhagen at the 1st of
February of the same year.
12
years later the first trolley bus line in Odense was opening and it’s happening at
the 8th of august 1939.
Its
have their greatest prevalence between the 18th of august 1953 and the 16th
of November 1959, where the trolley buses in Odense droved for a last time.
Until
the 16th of October 1971 was the trolley bus service phase out and since then
its drive no Danish trolley buses and are only to be watch on museums
At
the 1st of February 1927 the first trolleybus line of NESA was take in service
and its drove between Hellerup and Jægersborg via the county hospital and the railway
station in Gentofte. An important bus stop was the crossing “Kildegaards Plads”.
To the service was purchased 5 trolleybuses of English origin, but they was very soon
followed by further three pieces. In the first years they also be purchased 4 trailers.
At
the 21st of May 1938 the trolleybus service was extended with further three lines; line 12
between Nørreport, Copenhagen, and Lyngby, line 24 between Nørreport, Copenhagen, and
Jægersborg and line 26 between Hellerup and Søborg. The old trolleybus line get now the
line number 25 and was shorten from Jægersborg to Gentofte. The trolleybuses from the
twenties were painted in blue colour while the 12 new trolleybuses on the lines 12 and 24
be painted in yellow colour. The 7 of the 12
new trolleybuses were purchased by NESA, while the KS purchased other 5 trolleybuses. In
the following year, 1939, the trolleybus line 12 was extended to Sorgenfri and NESA
purchased further 2 trolleybuses.
During
the World War 2, 1939 – 1945, the KS has purchased one new trolleybus and rebuilds
three gasoline-powered buses to trolleybus service. During the war the trolleybus service
together with the tramways, gasoline- and diesel bus service be restricted more times, who
first to be normalized in 1952, where the night bus- and tramway service be take up again
after 12 years break.
As
from the July 1942 the trolleybus lines 25 and 26 be designate as line 26 and in the same
year the NESA a trolleybus to be build. The special of this trolleybus was, that it’s
was build of spares, they was purchased plentifully supplied with everything they need by
starting of the first trolleybus line in Denmark
As
from the changing of the timetable in November 1945, the line 12 was designated as line
23.
The
KS has purchased their 4 last trolleybuses in 1951, whose reminds about the first diesel
buses with under floor engines, who was purchased in the same year.
The
18th of August 1953 the trolleybus service was extended considerably, where the up to now
line 26 drove on the following section „Hans Knudsens Plads“,
„Kildegårdskryds“ (the former „Kildegaards Plads“),
„Maltegårdsvej“, „Femvejen“, „Charlottenlund“,
„Annasvej“, Hellerup, „Kildegårdskryds“, Vangede, Søborg and vice
versa, while the line 27 drove on the following section; „Hans Knudsens Plads“,
„Kildegårdskryds“ (the former „Kildegaards Plads“),
„Maltegårdsvej“, „Femvejen“, „Ordrup“,
„Klampenborg“, „Telggårdsvej“„Charlottenlund“,
„Annasvej“, Hellerup, „Kildegårdskryds“, Vangede and vice versa.
Between
1949 and1953 was line 27 a diesel bus line, but only drove between ”Femvejen”
and ”Charlottenlund” via ”Klampenborg”.
In
May 1963 the service on line 26 between “Hans Knudsens Plads” and
“Femvejen” was cancelled and three months later, in august, the service on line
23 between Lyngby and Sorgenfri was cancelled.
In
October 1963 its was got to the point, that the trolleybus service on the lines 23 and 24
be changed to diesel bus service.
In
July 1968 the trolleybus service on the section between ”Hans Knudsens Plads”
and “Femvejen” was cancelled and it was set up a diesel bus line 26 on the same
line.
On
the 16th of October 1971 its was got to the point; the last trolleybus drove
after nearly 45 years in service and from the next morning they drove only diesel buses on
line 27. The line system from 1963 to 1968 has returned.
After
the successive introduction of trolleybuses in Copenhagen and Gentofte, would also the OS
introduce this form of service. The cause to this step was the growing of the town of
Odense in the north to the Skibhusene. To this service was purchased 6 trolleybuses who
was delivered in 1938, but they could first put into service at the 8th of
August 1939. The street Skibhusvej who the trolleybuses should drive on should to be
rebuild first an here drove tramways between 1926 and 1939 on the so-called
“Skibhuslinien”.
Three
weeks after the opening of the trolleybus service in Odense erupted the World War 2 and
its also implied regular restrictions of the service. First in 1946 was the service normal
again, already a year after the ending of the war.
The
30th of June 1952 the tramways in Odense drove for a last time in regular
service together with the bus company “Odense Omnibus” who together with the old
tramway company should go into the new bus company “Odense Bytrafik” (OB). The
new bus company take over the trolleybuses that since the opening in 1939 has drove
between the main railway station in Odense and Emilievej on Skibhusvej.
By
the new traffic system that was forced at the 1st of July 1952, should the
trolleybuses drive on line 1 between Emilievej and Hunderup Skov. First could the
trolleybuses only drive on their old line, while the diesel buses drove between the main
railway station and Hunderup Skov. The 19th of December 1952 could the
trolleybuses drive on the whole section, but a pure trolleybus service could not be
offered of the cause of the number of trolleybuses (6 pieces) who was available for the
service. The 6 small diesel buses, type Volvo B513 from 1948 and 1949, who was take over
from the Odense Omnibus, was set into the service on line 1, because they has the same
size like the trolleybuses.
In
1953 they was buy a trolleybus by NESA, who was build as the test bus of the companies
“Scandia” in Randers and “Thomas B. Thrige” in Odense. The both
companies mean that trolleybus has a future in Denmark. In the winter periods between
1953/54 and 1958/59 has OB always rent two trolleybuses from 1927 and 1942 by 1942 by
NESA. The cause was that in the winter timetable should drive eight buses while in the
summer timetable only should drive six buses.
The
16th of November 1959 at 17.45 o’clock drove the last trolleybus from Emilievej in
direction to Hunderup Skov. In the Centrum of Odense on Klingenberg must the passengers
change over to a diesel bus, as the trolleybus with departure from Klingenberg at 18.00
o’clock only should carry the guests invited!
All
trolleybuses were used until ca. 1971 as workmen’s hut by the firm of contractors
“Hans Jørgensen & Søn”. Since they apply to be missing, which only to be
regret.
Only
in Copenhagen and Odense we could drive with a trolleybus, while Århus newer introduced
this form of service. But after the bombing raid against the depot of Århus Sporveje at
22nd august 1944 was considerations to introduce trolleybuses in Århus, who should
replaced both tramway lines and more of the gasoline- and diesel bus lines.
In
Scandinavia today they are only the Norwegian town Bergen could offer a trolleybus
service. Here could also be found articulated trolleybuses. In the Norwegian towns,
Drammen, Stavanger and Oslo were also here earlier trolleybuses.