Compagnie des omnibus électriques Fribourg–Farvagny explained

Compagnie des omnibus électriques Fribourg–Farvagny
Type:Company
Successor:Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère (CEG)
Defunct:circa
Location City:Bulle
Location Country:Switzerland
Area Served:Canton of Fribourg
Industry:Public transport
Services:Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system

The French: Compagnie des omnibus électriques Fribourg–Farvagny SA (sometimes abbreviated as F–F, and occasionally also described as French: Compagnie des omnibus électriques Fribourg–[[Posieux]]–Farvagny SA) was a joint-stock company based in Bulle, Switzerland.

History

The company was founded on 7 August 1911, and from 4 January 1912 was the operator of the Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system, an early interurban trolleybus line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Its share capital amounted to 450,000 Swiss francs, half provided by the canton of Fribourg and the other half by the communities adjacent to Bulle.

As a result of World War I, the company ran into financial difficulties, and on 1 April 1929 therefore ceded the management of the trolleybus line to the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère (CEG). The CEG eventually bought the company on 30 June 1930 for 85,000 Swiss francs and continued to operate the trolleybus system up until its closure in 1932.

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This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at December 2011.