Interurban line to Castellamare Adriatico. Construction of a new system, to Montesilvano, began in 2009,[2] but has since been suspended several times. However, in 2018 the first section of completed wiring was tested by a trolleybus loaned from the Chieti trolleybus system.[3] After cancellation of the original vehicle order, a new vehicle order was placed in 2019.[4]
Operator was TPN until 1978.[8] All trolleybus service has been suspended since August 2015.[9] On 14 April 2022 CTP was declared bankrupt. The trolleybuses and infrastructure are to be auctioned off.
Reopening was planned (of one route, 4). Five new vehicles were built in 1997 and delivered in 2001,[15] and three more were ordered in 2007[16] and delivered in 2008–09.[17] Renovation of the wiring began in December 2008[18] and was completed in 2011,[19] but as of 2022 the system has yet to reopen. In July 2022 dismantling of 11 km of disused overhead wires began, while the renovated wires along route 4 will be retained.[20]
System included interurban lines to Mirano, Mogliano and Treviso, and a line extending along the causeway to Santa Lucia railway station in the old city.
New system under construction (intermittently) since 2015,[21] with new vehicles ordered in 2015.[22] Delayed by various issues and changes to the plans, as of 2023 the system is projected to open in 2026.[23]
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^ abTrolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 289, January–February 2010, pp. 15/17.
^Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 291, May–June 2010, p. 64.
^Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 333, May–June 2017, p. 108.
^Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 346, July–August 2019, p. 148.
^ abcdHaseldine, Peter (July–August 2023). "Rinascita ad Avellino/Rebirth in Avellino". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 370. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 136–147. ISSN0266-7452.
^ abIsgar, Carl (November–December 2008). "In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Part 1". Trolleybus Magazine. UK: National Trolleybus Association. p. 125. ISSN0266-7452.