Biela Valley Trolleybus

The Biela Valley Trolleybus (German: Bielatalbahn or Bielathalbahn) was a trolleybus service in the German state of Saxony. The facility opened on 10 July 1901 and had closed again by September 1904. It was one of the first trolleybus operations in the world. The 4.4-kilometre route was also known at the time as the Gleislose Bahn or "trackless railway" – its full name being Gleislose Bielathal-Motorbahn mit elektrischer Oberleitung ("Trackless Biela Valley Motor Line with Electric Overhead Cable"). It was operated by the firm of Bielathal-Motorbahn Königstein and served the lower valley of the Biela in Saxon Switzerland. The route linked Königstein on the Elbe with the then-independent village of Hütten. The terminus was at Kurbad Königsbrunn.

Biela Valley Trolleybus
Overview
Native name	Bielatalbahn
Technical
Line length	4.4 km
Electrification	500 Volts DC
Operating speed	12 km/h max.
Maximum incline	0.125  %
Route map Legend 0.0 Königstein goods station 125 m Dresden–Bodenbach railway 1.6 Königstein Viaduktplatz 136 m 2.3 Biela 130 m 3.6 Biela 155 m 3.7 Hütten 151 m 4.1 Hütten Paper Factory 164 m 4.1 Biela 165 m 4.4 Kurbad Königsbrunn 164 m

See also

• Buses portal
• Germany portal

• List of trolleybus systems in Germany