During my visit to Ancona on 17/18.11.2025, service was generally suspended, but one Trollino was operating in the morning peak, exclusively in diesel-mode.
https://phototrans.pl/15,317817,6678.html

Interesting report, thank you! I also found the info about operating trolleybuses in the morning rush hour from March 2025 but nevertheless the situation was found to be different now one year later.

It seems like they found a "perfect" use for second-hand Milan buses...

Yes, on the line 1/4 you can find nearly everything, ex Milano, ex Roma, ex Trieste and even still articulated Iveco CityClass (which I probably had never seen before). Conerobus appears to be one of the „poorest“ transport companies in the country.

By the way tplitalia.it site says that three ex-Milan Irisbus Cristalis trolleybuses were transferred to Ancona in 2024, have you ever seen them in case?

Interesting! Unfortunately, I didn't see any of that; the only visible indication of trolleybuses was this: https://transphoto.org/photo/2268271/

I should point out that the "information" from TPLItalia about the Cristalis vehicles in Ancona is based on the initial interest (back in 2024, shortly after they were withdrawn in Milan) of Conerobus to purchase them as "fleet upgrade", but at one point, for whatever reason, Conerobus changed their minds and didn't buy them. The Cristalis are still "on sale" at BascoBus (major bus re-seller in Olgiate Comasco, you may've heard of them when they were selling former Bologna Civis vehicles, and the two Phileas vehicles to Chisinau).

So whoever put the "transfers" on TPLItalia did it in a hurry, because the information is incorrect.

Just in case, here's the link to the Cristalis selling page on Fleequid:
https://fleequid.com/it/compra-subito/dp...e2db908

Thanks for the clarification! I ask someone here to remove the vehicles that had already been entered in the fleet list of Ancona.

Zitat (Trolleybus Man, 04.05.2026):
> you may've heard of them when they were selling former Bologna Civis vehicles, and the two Phileas vehicles to Chisinau).

Btw, is it known if and to whom the Bologna Civis were sold?

Цитата (Lada 2101, 04.05.2026):
> is it known if and to whom the Bologna Civis were sold?

As far as I know, they were sold around 2019-20 to Limoges, as spare parts donors for their Cristalis vehicles