Warum Deutschland seine elektrischen Busse einfach wegwarf

In 1960, silent electric buses ran under overhead lines in over 50 West German cities. Ten years later? Almost all of them were gone. What happened? In this video, we reveal the three killers of the West German trolleybus: accountants with sharp pencils, city planners with big dreams – and pragmatists who couldn't be bothered with tangled cables. From Wiesbaden to Munich, from Bonn to the monstrous Moers-Duisburg network: We show why the economic miracle, cheap oil, and the "car-friendly city" killed almost all trolleybus networks – and why only Solingen survived. 🔌 CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro: 1960 vs. 1970 0:45 The Rise of the Trolleybus 3:30 The Forgotten Specialists 6:00 The Three Murderers 6:30 Murderer #1: The Accountant 9:00 Murderer #2: The City Planner 11:00 Murderer #3: The Pragmatist 12:00 The Monster of Moers 14:30 The Turning Point: 1954 16:30 The Survivor: Solingen 18:30 Conclusion 📊 THE FACTS: • Over 50 West German cities with trolleybuses (1950s) • 1954: Abolition of mineral oil import duties = Turning Point • 1968: Moers-Duisburg (54.6 km, longest line in Germany) closes • 1985: Kaiserslautern, one of the last cities, gives up • Only Solingen survived – from 1952 to the present day ⚡ THE MOERS MONSTER: 54.6 kilometers of track. 7 cities connected. Line 5: 34 km – the longest trolleybus line in Germany. 850 volts instead of 600. Trolleybus trains with trailers. 18-year lifespan. A technical marvel that was almost forgotten. 🎯 WHY DID THEY DIE? • Cheap oil after 1954 • "Sky-free" cities (car-centric cities) • Lack of flexibility at construction sites • No standardization (unlike VÖV standard buses) • Only one vehicle generation per city 🚎 SOLINGEN: THE EXCEPTION: Steep streets. Local lobbying. Continuous modernization. Over 70 years of trolleybus tradition. The longest in Germany. 💬 YOUR OPINION: Was the abolition of the trolleybus progress or the biggest mistake in German transport history? Let us know in the comments! 🔔 COMING SOON: The trolleybuses of the GDR – same demise, different killer. --- #Trolleybus #OverheadLineBus #TransportHistory #Solingen #Moers #Duisburg #EconomicMiracle #CarFriendlyCity #ForgottenTransport #GDRMobility #LocalTransport #PublicTransport #CityBus #ElectricBus #1960s #WestGermany #FRG #Munich #Bonn #Wiesbaden #Kaiserslautern    • Maschinen, die Deutschland bewegten!