Tallinn buys 30 new trolleys. In total, there will be 70 trolleys. The trolleys will go between Kopli and Mustamäe. Later, there are plans for routes to Haabersti and Lasnamäe.
Europe gives money to help buy the trolleys. 17 trolleys cost 12.1 million euros. New trolleys arrive next year.
First, trolleys will replace buses on lines 81, 83, 84, and 85. These used to be trolley lines 1, 3, 4, and 5. Big and small trolleys will run there.
Tallinn thinks about new routes to Haabersti and Lasnamäe. In Lasnamäe, trolleys may go on Laagna tee.
The first new trolleys will run on line 72. This is the old line 9 between Kopli and Mustamäe. The infrastructure for trolleys is already there.
Later, trolleys may replace bus line 42. This bus is very popular. New infrastructure is needed on Paldiski maantee and Laagna tee.
The first new Škoda trolleys will come to Tallinn in March next year. It will take 18 months to get all new trolleys.
Last year, Tallinn stopped using old trolleys. They were too old and damaged. They could not survive the winter.