trolleybus

electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires
Thing bus_type Q5639
trolleybus
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trolleybus

Summary

trolleybus is a bus type[1]. trolleybus ranks in the top 3% of bus_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,810 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • trolleybus's instance of is recorded as bus type[3].
  • trolleybus is a type of electric bus[4].
  • trolleybus is a type of electric vehicle[5].
  • trolleybus is used for passenger transport[6].
  • trolleybus's Commons category is recorded as Trolleybuses[7].
  • trolleybus's Unicode character is recorded as 🚎[8].
  • trolleybus comprises driving school trolleybus[9].
  • trolleybus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trolleybuses[10].
  • trolleybus's Commons gallery is recorded as Trolleybus[11].
  • trolleybus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • trolleybus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox trolleybus[13].
  • trolleybus's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'trolleybus'}[14].
  • trolleybus's different from is recorded as Obus[15].
  • trolleybus's MCN code is recorded as 8702.40.10[16].
  • trolleybus's history of topic is recorded as history of trolleybus transport[17].
  • trolleybus's has list is recorded as list of trolleybus systems[18].
  • trolleybus's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04487081-n[19].
  • trolleybus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • trolleybus's service life is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+25'}[21].

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Definition and Type

trolleybus's instance of is recorded as bus type[3]. Recorded subclass of include electric bus[4] and electric vehicle[5].

Use and Application

trolleybus is used for passenger transport[6]. trolleybus comprises driving school trolleybus[9].

Why It Matters

trolleybus ranks in the top 3% of bus_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,810 views/month).[2] trolleybus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] trolleybus is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6098, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 16d ago · 重庆轨交18 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q673831]]"
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