Beijing Photos 2

The downtown terminus of Beijing trolleybus system. Note the overhead. DE 2000. Photo by Ed Filiatrault.

Three trolleys (85303 on route 103 and 85384 on an unknown route) merging somewhere in Beijing. Note the overhead. DE 2000. Photo by Ed Filiatrault.

Beijing articulated trolleybus 118. Photographer unkown, submitted by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolleybus 111. Photographer unkown, submitted by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolleybus 85076. Photo by Peter Ehrlich.

Beijing articulated trolleybus 85834. Photo by Peter Ehrlich.

Beijing trolley-bus on route 103. This model (BJDW120A) is capable of off-wire operation. Photo by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolley 85344 (model BJD-562) on route 111. This trolley is now retired from route 111 because it has no auxiliary power source. A newer trolley on route 104 is following. Photo by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolleys 85385 (model BJD-562) on route 111. This trolley is now retired from route 111 because it has no auxiliary power source. Photo by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolleys 85470. Photographer unknown, submitted by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolley 85231. The coach was capable of off wire operation at the time when the photo was taken. Photographer unknown, submitted by Zachary Jiang.

Beijing articulated trolley 85234on route 103. This coach was already equipped with auxiliary battery packs at the time when the picture was taken since its assignment to route 103 would require it to run through Wang-fu-jing shopping street which became a non-wired territory before the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on October 1st, 1999. Photographer unknown, submitted by Zachary Jiang.