Solaris Trollino
# 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. The power regulation electronics and traction motors are delivered by other companies, such as Škoda Electric, Kiepe Electric, Medcom [pl] or Cegelec.

The first prototype was produced in 2001 and ran the first races on the Gdynia road network.

## 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 | Škoda 160 kW, Kiepe 160 kW, MEDCOM 175 kW |
| Solaris Trollino 15 / Škoda 28Tr Solaris | 49 / 35 | Škoda 250 kW |
| Solaris Trollino 18 / Škoda 27Tr Solaris | 114 / 260 | Škoda 250 kW, Kiepe 2x160 kW, MEDCOM 250 kW |
| Solaris Trollino 24 / Škoda-Solaris 24M | 1 / 36 | Kiepe 2x160 kW |

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

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