TPER explained

Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna
Type:Società per azioni
Predecessor:ATC
Foundation:Bologna, Italy
Location City:Bologna
Location Country:Italy
Area Served:Emilia-Romagna
Services:Bus-line operation

Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna (TPER, Italian for Emilia-Romagna passenger transportation) is a public company overseeing public transportation in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, in the province of Ferrara and in parts of the provinces of Modena and Ravenna, Italy.

It owns part of Trenitalia Tper, which operates train services in the wider Emilia-Romagna region, on railway lines overseen by both Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Ferrovie Emilia Romagna.

History

The current company was born on 1 February 2012 from the merger of the transport division of ATC, which at that time operated public transportation services in the Bologna and Ferrara basins, with the transport division of Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER).

In the early months of 2014, the company became the reference shareholder of SETA, a company that provides local public transportation services by road in the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Piacenza.

As of December 2014, TPER holds shareholdings in 13 companies, mainly operating in the passenger and freight transport sector.

Company structure

The share capital is divided as follows among the various public bodies of Emilia-Romagna[1] and 3 provinces of Lombardia:

Services

Current Fleet

The bus fleet inherited from ATC consists of 1200 vehicles.[2]

The fleet circulating in Bologna is composed of: Mercedes-Benz Citaro, Mercedes-Benz Cito, Mercedes-Benz Integro, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Iveco CityClass, Irisbus Citelis, Iveco Bus Urbanway, Iveco Crossway, Iveco Crealis Neo, Iveco Daily Way, BredaMenarinibus Monocar 240, BredaMenarinibus Zeus, BredaMenarinibus Vivacity, BredaMenarinibus Avancity, BredaMenarinibus Citymood, CAM BusOtto, CAM Alè, Setra S 419 UL, Volvo 7700, MAN Lion's City, Neoplan Centroliner, Van Hool A300, Solaris Trollino, Solaris Urbino.

Urban Fleet

Minibuses

Buses and Midbuses

Bendy Buses

Suburban and Interurban Fleet

Minibuses

Buses

Articulated buses

Trolleybuses

Deposits

TPER operates three bus depots (garages) in Bologna (Battindarno depot, Due Madonne depot and Ferrarese depot), one in Imola (BO), one in Prati di Castel di Casio (BO) (upper Reno valley), one in Ferrara (Trenti deposit) and one in Comacchio (FE). Moreover, several proprietary car parks are scattered in the area managed by the company, along the main suburban and extra-urban lines.

TPER has also inherited three railway depots from FER: Bologna Roveri, Ferrara Porta Reno (now closed) and Rimini Clementini, which then was ceded to START Romagna together with its bus services. The Rimini Clementini depot was soon after turned into a car park

Rolling Stock

Electric Trainsets

These are now part of the Trenitalia-Tper service basin.

Electric Locomotives

Carriages

Diesel Trainsets

Pilot Carriages for Diesel Trainsets

Former Fleet

These vehicles have been withdrawn by TPER from service due to various reasons.

Urban Minibuses

Urban Buses and Midbuses

Urban Bendy Buses

Suburban and Interurban Buses

Minibuses

Buses

Bendy Buses

Trolleybuses

As the Bredabus 4001.12 FLU of the latter ATC (fleet number series 011-020) never entered service into TPER, the following vehicles, which merged in TPER, have been dismissed:

Preserved Buses

Historical Collection

TPER's predecessor, Azienda Trasporti Consorziali, has established over the years a collection of various train carriages; railway and tramway steam engines; electric tramcars; buses and trolleybuses which over the past 133 years had guaranteed public transport in the Bologna area. The museum, called "Collezione Storica ATC", was established inside the former tram and bus shed "Deposito Zucca" in Via di Saliceto; very close to the Ustica Memorial Museum, which hosts the wreck of the MC-Donnel Douglas DC-9 operating the Itavia Flight 870, which crashed in the Tyrrhenian Sea between the isles of Ponza and Ustica, killing all the people aboard. The Collezione Storica ATC has the following vehicles in its inventory:

Tramway and Railway Vehicles

Tramway and Railway Vehicles
Vehicle Type Year of Construction Year of Withdrawal Constructor Type of Motion In Service at Preserved by ATC in Notes-
Freight Carriage Railway and Tramway freight carriage 1887 unknown L'Ausiliare n.a. L'Ausiliare 1981 built with a standard gauge, it is 8 m long and 2,75 m wide, and could travel at a maximum service speed of 50 km/h
Tram Locomotive Steam engine tram locomotive 1892 1944 steam engine CNTC and SORIT Parma (1892-1938) and at the former sugar factory in Bologna (1938-1944) 1984 built with a standard gauge, it is 4.36 m longs and 2 m wide, and had a maximum speed of 20 km/h. Other similar locomotive have been in service on the Bologna-Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola tramway between 1893 and 1927. It was preserved by the Centro Studi e Documentazione Trasporti Territorio Bolognese
SV321 railway locomotive steam engine railway locomotive 1906 1977 Henschel steam engine Società Veneta Ferrovie (1906-1968, on the Bologna-Portomaggiore railway and on the former Budrio-Massalombarda railway); and at the Ferriera di Omegna (1968-1977) 1980 it was built with a standard gauge and is 8.841 m long and 2.800 m wide. It was preserved by the Province of Bologna in 1980.
TBPM 9 tramway locomotive steam engine tram locomotive 1907 1971 Henschel steam engine Bologna-Pieve di Cento-Malalbergo Tramway (1910-1946); and former sugar factory in Bologna (1946-1971) 1980 built with a standard gauge, it is 5.880 m long and 2.600 m wide. Similar locomotive have been in service on the Bologna-Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola tramway between 1909 and 1930. It was preserved by the Province of Bologna.
MCI 1 electric locomotive electric railway and tramway locomotive 1918 1963 Carminati-Toselli TIBB electric (300 V) steel mill at Darfo Boario (1918-1957) and at Magazzini Centrali Italiani in Bologna (1957-1963) 1981 built with a standard gauge, it is 6.150 m long and 2.600 m, a speed of 30 km/h, and was in service only in industrial establishments
TBPM 11 - Polesine tramway locomotive steam engine railway and tramway locomotive 1923 1970 steam engine various sugar factories in the Province of Bologna (1923-1941); on the Bologna-Pieve di Cento-Malalbergo (1941-1957) and on the Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola railway 1977 built with a standard gauge, it is 7.72 m long and 2.7 m wide, with a speed of 30 km/h. It was preserved by the Province of Bologna
ATM 121 electric tram locomotive electric tram locomotive 1927 1958 Casaralta-CGE electric (600 V) Azienda Tranviaria Municipale Bologna (1927-1958) 1978 built with a standard gauge, it is 8.600 m long and 2.100 m wide, with a speed of 19 km/h. Two tram carriages could be attached to it.
APT L 912 locomotive diesel railway and tram locomotive 1928 1974 Deutz diesel Società Aniene (?-1961) and Azienda Provincializzata Trasporti Bologna (1961-1974) 1981 built with a standard gauge, it is 5.300 m long and 2.600 m wide, with a speed of 10 km/h. Upon its transfer to APT Bologna, it was used on the railway siding between Porta Galliera and the Dozza area (formerly the Bologna-Pieve di Cento-Malalbergo tramway), the which remained active for the factories located in the area
Railway maintenance motor railcar maintenance vehicle 1930 1984 FIAT Topolino petrol engine Ferrovie dello Stato 1930-1940; and Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola railway (1940-1984)1984 maintenance car used for equipment-placing purposes
Railway escalator and maintenance motor railcar maintenance and escalator vehicle 1930 1960 FIAT Balilla engine Ferrovie dello Stato (1930-1940) and Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola railway (1940-1960) 1984 maintenance and escalator car
ATM and ACOTRAL 210 electric tramcar 1935 1980 Stanga-CGE electric (600 V) Azienda Tranviaria Municipale Bologna (1935-1963) and at STEFER/ACOTRAL Rome (1965-1980) 1990 On the 3rd November 1963, ATM 210, alongside ATM 218, operated the last ever passenger tram service in Bologna, on the route 13 Piazza Minghetti San Ruffillo
ATM 218 electric tramcar 1938 1977 ATM-CGE electric (600 V) Azienda Tranviaria Municipale Bologna (1938-1963) and STEFER/ACOTRAL Rome (1965-1977) 1977 Tramcar ATM 218, alongside tramcar ATM 210, operated the last ever passenger tram service in Bologna on the 3rd November 1963, on route 13 Piazza Minghetti-San Ruffillo
Suburban pilot carriage FCV R14 diesel pilot rail carriage 1938 1983 Piaggio-CGE diesel Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola railway (1938-1967) and La Ferrovia Italiana (Arezzo 1967-1983)1983 built with a standard gauge, it is 16.4 m long and 2.5 m wide, with a speed of 50 km/h. It could seat 110 passengers.
FCV M5 electric trainset electric trainset 1938 1983 Piaggio-CGE electric (600/3000 V) Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola Railway (1938-1967) and La Ferrovia Italiana (Arezzo 1967-1983) 1983 built with a standard gauge, it is 16.4 m long and 2.5 m wide, with a speed of 50 km/h. It could seat 110 passengers
FCV L 902 electric locomotive electric railway locomotive 19381992 Stanga-TIBB electric (3000 V) Casalecchio di Reno-Vignola railway (1938-1992) 1992 it was built with a standard gauge, it is 12.151 m long and 2.5 m wide, with a speed of 50 km/h
Brill CCFP 199 electric tramcar electric tram locomotive 1938 1995 unknown electric (600 V) 1995 it was preserved by ATC Bologna, due to its mechanics resembling the one of various tramcars which had operated in Bologna in 1907
Brill CCFP 206 electric tramcar electric tramcar 1943 1995 unknown electric (600 V) Comp. Carris de Ferro do Porto (1943-1995) 1995 it was preserved by ATC, due to its mechanics resembling the one of various tramcars which had operated in Bologna in 1907

Buses and Trolleybuses

Buses and Trolleybuses
Vehicle Type Year of Construction Year of Withdrawal Constructor Type of Motion In Service at Preserved by ATC in Notes-
ATM 1335 Fiat Macchi bendy trolleybus 1964 1981 Fiat Macchi-CGE electric (600 V) Azienda Trasporti Municipali Bologna (1964-1974) and Azienda Trasporti Consorziali Bologna (1974-1981) 1981 it was preserved by ATC Bologna in 1981, one year before the second trolleybus system in Bologna was closed down
ACFT Fiat 412h Aerfer double-decker bus (formerly ATC 2727) double decker bus 1970 2004 Fiat-Aerfer gasoline Azienda Trasporti Municipali Bologna (1970-1974), Azienda Trasporti Consorziali Bologna (1974-1987), and Azienda Consortile Ferrarese Trasporti Ferrara) (1987-2004) 2007 this double-decker bus, upon being ceded to ACFT, operated the local BiBus sightseeing tour until 2004, when it was withdrawn. In 2006, the Circolo ATC Giuseppe Dozza purchased it and donated it to the ATC collection. Other Aerfer double-decker buses of the latter ATM and ATC have been preserved, namely the no. 2710 (at the moto-cross racetrack in Liano (BO)), the 2711 used as a moving warehouse.
ATC 160 (Fiat Cameri 306/3) interurban bus 1972 1999 Fiat-Cameri gasoline Azienda Provinciale Trasporti Bologna (1972-1974) and Azienda Trasporti Consorziali Bologna (1974-1999) 1999 n/a
ATC 4030 (Fiat 421/A Menarini) - colloquially known as "Bus 37" urban bus 1973 1999 Fiat-Menarini gasoline Azienda Trasporti Municipale Bologna (1973-1974) and Azienda Trasporti Consorziali Bologna (1974-1999) 1999 this bus happened to be in service on 2 August 1980 when the Bologna massacre occurred, and was about to depart on route 37, from which it retained the name "Bus 37". After the explosion at the station, its driver Agide Melloni decided to transport the victims' corpses to the mortuary at the Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital. It has been preserved in remembrance of this event, and gets out of the depot every 2 August on the occasion of the Bologna massacre's remembrance
ATC 2120 (Eta Beta)Pollicino FIAT Iveco CAM 49 au/e minibus 1994 2003 Carrozzeria Autodromo Modena electric engine with batteries Azienda Trasporti Consorziali Bologna (1994-2000) and ATC S.p.A. (2000-2003)2003 replaced in 2003 by the Iveco Downtown, it has been preserved because it was an experimental bus which inspired the production of electric buses with batteries.

Bus Routes Bologna Basin

Bologna Urban Routes

Other urban special bus lines of Bologna (from Friday to Sunday, eve of holidays and public holidays only) - (Night lines)

Imola Urban Routes

Bologna Suburban Routes

Interurban Routes

Routes Serving Bologna

Interurban Routes not serving Bologna

School Routes

Bologna Urban and Interurban

Imola Urban and Interurban

Interurban School Routes

Prontobus Routes

Prontobus routes are some bus routes which require reservation at least 24h before for some, most or all of their services:

Former Routes of the Bologna Basin

Urban

Suburban

Interurban

Bus Routes Ferrara Basin

Ferrara Urban Routes

Ferrara School Routes

Ferrara Interurban Routes

Interurban Routes Serving Ferrara

Interurban Routes not serving Ferrara

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tper.it/i-soci I soci
  2. http://www.tper.it/azienda/chi-siamo Who we are | TPER – Emilia Romagna Passenger Transport
  3. Web site: Bologna, people mover: Un viaggio-lampo futuristico nel presente ormai distopico. 19 November 2020.

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