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A/S Trikken

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A/S Trikken
IndustryTransport
Founded1916
Defunct1947
FateLost operating licence
SuccessorDrammen Kommunale Trikk
HeadquartersDrammen, Norway
ParentØverby & Larsen

A/S Trikken (lit: The Tram) was a Norwegian company that operated the Drammen trolleybus between May 1, 1916, and July 1, 1947. The company was started by the electrical company Øverby & Larsen, that bought the remains of the bankrupt Drammens Elektriske Bane who had operate the trolleybuses since 1909. A/S Trikken operated the system until the end of June 1947 when their licence was not renewed and the municipality took over operation through the company Drammen Kommunale Trikk.[1]

References

  1. ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1996). Trolleybussene i Norge. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 41.