Solaris Trollino

Solaris Trollino is a series of low-floor trolleybuses designed for public transport, produced since 1999 by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach.^[1] The power regulation electronics and traction motors are delivered by other companies, such as Škoda Electric, Kiepe Electric, Medcom [pl] or Cegelec.^[1]

Solaris Trollino
Solaris Trollino 12 4th generation in Vilnius
Overview
Manufacturer	Solaris Bus & Coach
Also called	Škoda 26Tr, Škoda 27Tr, Škoda 28Tr, Škoda-Solaris 24M
Production	2002-present
Assembly	Bolechowo-Osiedle, Poland
Body and chassis
Class	Single-deck trolleybus
Doors	2-5 doors
Floor type	Low floor
Powertrain
Power output	160–320 kW (214.6–429.1 hp)
Dimensions
Length	12,000–18,750 mm (472.4–738.2 in)
Width	2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Height	3,450 mm (135.8 in)
Curb weight	11,400–18,500 kg (25,132.7–40,785.5 lb)

Solaris Trollino trolleybuses are structurally based on city buses from the Solaris Urbino family , while the production of the electric drive is handled by external manufacturers. Solaris cooperates with the companies Medcom , Vossloh Kiepe and Škoda Electric , and formerly also with the companies Cegelec, Ganz and Trobus. In addition, the Czech company Škoda Electric produces vehicles with its own drive, Škoda 26Tr Solaris and Škoda 27Tr Solaris, and formerly also Škoda 28Tr Solaris, based on Solaris trolleybuses. The vehicles can be equipped with an additional drive system, thanks to which they can cover the route without electric traction. These are an additional generator , traction batteries or a hydrogen fuel cell .

More than 1,800 units  of Solaris Trollino trolleybuses were produced, which were delivered to more than 40 recipients in 17 European countries. In Poland, these are Gdynia , Lublin and Tychy . The list of cities in which Trollino trolleybuses operate includes Rome , Budapest , Sofia , Ostrava , Bucharest and Salzburg

Description and models

There are four different length variants (the number indicates length in meters):

• Solaris Trollino 12 (also sold as Škoda 26Tr Solaris)
• Solaris Trollino 15 (also sold as Škoda 28Tr Solaris) - no longer in production
• Solaris Trollino 18 (articulated, also sold as Škoda 27Tr Solaris)
• Solaris Trollino 24 (bi-articulated, also sold as Škoda-Solaris 24M)

Type	Number manufactured	Powertrain options
Solaris Trollino 12 / Škoda 26Tr Solaris	182 / 302[2]	Škoda 160 kW, Kiepe 160 kW, MEDCOM 175 kW[1]
Solaris Trollino 15 / Škoda 28Tr Solaris	49 / 35[2]	Škoda 250 kW[2]
Solaris Trollino 18 / Škoda 27Tr Solaris	114 / 260[2]	Škoda 250 kW, Kiepe 2x160 kW, MEDCOM 250 kW[1]
Solaris Trollino 24 / Škoda-Solaris 24M	1 / 36	Kiepe 2x160 kW[1]

The trolleybuses can be fully dependent on wires, or they can be equipped with supercapacitors, batteries, fuel cells or diesel generators.

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  Solaris Trollino 12 3rd generation in Tychy
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  Solaris Trollino 15 1st generation in Vilnius
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  Solaris Trollino 18 3rd generation in Riga
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  Solaris Trollino 24 prototype