Trolleybuses in Seattle (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Trolleybuses in Seattle" in English language version.

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"Construction & Contractors: Trolley buses". King County Metro. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
"Metro to partner with New Flyer on next generation of electric trolley buses". King County Metro. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
Waltmunson, Kymber (September 1, 2009). "Transit Performance Audit Report Briefing, Part 1". King County Auditor’s Office. p. 11. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
"Up to $31 million in savings and efficiencies identified in performance audit of Metro Transit". King County. September 1, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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King County Metro. "About Metro > Metro Vehicles > Gillig Trolley Bus". Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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Gutierrez, Scott (October 28, 2016). "Farewell to Metro's Breda trolleys". King County Metro. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

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Lane, Bob (October 25, 1986). "Italian Company Submits Low Bid To Build 236 Metro 'Tunnel Buses'". The Seattle Times. p. D8 – via NewsBank.
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Tan, Vinh (October 15, 2009). "Take a ride down memory lane — or to see fall foliage — aboard a vintage transit bus". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

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"Electric Trolley Bus Fact Sheet" (PDF). Seattle Department of Transportation. January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
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Lindblom, Mike (August 18, 2015). "5 new trolleys arrive as part of Metro's replacement plan". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
Lindblom, Mike (May 8, 2010). "Fate of trolleybuses hangs in balance". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
Brown, Charles E. (December 14, 2009). "Why diesel buses sub for Metro's electric trolleys". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

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Pemberton-Butler, Lisa (August 12, 1996). "Nautical Splash For Trolley Bus -- Metro Expansion Project Adds Artistic Touch". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"Metro Chooses New Flyer for New Trolleybuses". Seattle Transit Blog. June 18, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
Nourish, Bruce (July 25, 2012). "A Very Minor Improvement for Queen Anne". Seattle Transit Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
Nourish, Bruce (March 24, 2014). "SDOT and Metro Improve Queen Anne Trolleybus Routes". Seattle Transit Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
Shaner, Zach (March 23, 2016). "Seattle Pacific Trolley Extension Coming in March 2017". Seattle Transit Blog. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
Shaner, Zach (June 13, 2016). "At Last, Metro Proposes Queen Anne Restructure". Seattle Transit Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
Lawson, David (March 3, 2017). "Metro Adding Service Mar. 11". Seattle Transit Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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"Tom's Seattle Trolley Bus Pix". www.trolleybuses.net. February 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

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"Construction & Contractors: Trolley buses". King County Metro. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
"Electric Trolley Bus Fact Sheet" (PDF). Seattle Department of Transportation. January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
King County Metro. "About Metro > Metro Vehicles > Gillig Trolley Bus". Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
"King County Trolley Bus Evaluation" (PDF). King County Metro. May 2011. p. 5-3. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013.

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Aurelius, John P.; Voris, Michael W. (August 1978). "The Trolley-Coach Program in Seattle". Motor Coach Age. Motor Bus Society. pp. 4–11. ISSN 0739-117X.
DeArmond, Richard C. (May 1983). "The Trolleybus System of Seattle". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 129. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 51–72. ISSN 0266-7452.
Bramley, Rod (November–December 2021). "Not So Sleepless in Seattle, Part 3: The 1980s". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 360. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 212–225. ISSN 0266-7452.
Bramley, Rod (January–February 2024). "Not So Sleepless in Seattle, Part 7: The 2020s". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 373. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 4–16. ISSN 0266-7452.
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Trolleybus Magazine No. 303 (May–June 2012), p. 75. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452
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