Kathmandu Trolleybus Photos

Nepal

1975 — 15 DEC 2001

AUG 2003 — Operating

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Shanghai SKK541 013 trolleybus made by the Shanghai Coach Plant in the early 70's. 

A trolleybus loading and discharging passengers. Courtesy, Nepalnews. Photographer and date unknown. Caption in the newspaper: "Passengers crowding the government owned Trolley Bus after the Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs Association called a strike in the Kathmandu valley."

An unidentified trolleybus at the Tripureshwor terminal. Photograph by Stephan Mshkevich. The Tripureshwor Terminal. Layover area on Tripura Path. As of the date of this photo, the layover time at the end of the line is usually within 5-10 minutes. This terminal stop boasts the only bus shelter on the s29 MAR 2007. From the collection of Yury Maller.

The interior of trolleybus 1-07 at a terminus. Photographer unknown. 29 MAR 2007. From the collection of Yury Maller.

Pink trolleybus 1-06 is fresh from the factory and is on display either in Beijing or in the city where the trolleys were manufactured. Photo by Stephan Mashkevich. 29 MAR 2007. From the collection of Yury Maller.

Two Shanghai SK541 011 and 0?? (unidentified) at the Surya Binayak (also Suryabinayak) loop in the suburb Bhaktapur. The portion of the line extending into Bhaktaphur and the intermediate suburb Madhyapur Thimi was cut back to the Nepal city limits. Photographer and date unknown. From the collection of Yury Maller.

The Surya loop is the only location of the former extension to Surya where wires are in situ as of the date of this photo. 28 MAR 2007. Photo by Stephan Mashkevich.

An unidentified trolley continuing toward one of the termini. The loop is in central Kathmandu. Photo by Stephan Mashkevich. 29 MAR 2007. From the collection of Yury Maller.

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