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Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosť (literally Public Transport Company Bratislava, inc., abbr. DPB a.s.) is the only provider of city public transport in Bratislava. It provides 3 types of transportation:

trams (streetcars) 230 vehicles
buses 464 vehicles
trolleybuses 174 vehicles

The 100% owner of the company is the city of Bratislava.

Vehicles

DPB provides public transport using these vehicles:

Trams:

Tatra-ČKD T3 113 vehicles (110 vehicles have digital/electronic destination sign installation and acoustic information system)
Tatra-ČKD T3 4 vehicles are reconstructed to T3MOD (1 vehicle), T3AS (1 vehicle), T3S (2 vehicles)
Tatra-ČKD T3P 20 vehicles
Tatra-ČKD K2 3 historic vehicles
Tatra-ČKD K2S 22 vehicles
Tatra-ČKD K2G 1 vehicle (reconstructed in 1998–2005)
Tatra-ČKD T6A5 58 vehicles (2 prototype trams delivered in 2006)
Škoda 29 T 50 vehicles
Škoda 30 T 40 vehicles

Buses:

Ikarus 280 1 historic vehicle (all vehicles are reject)
Karosa B 732 30 vehicles and 2 historic vehicles (48 vehicles are reconstructed to Karosa B732 NSTG)
Ikarus 283 1 vehicle and 2 historic vehicles (the others vehicles are reject)
Karosa B 741 91 vehicles (86 vehicles are reconstructed to Karosa B741 NSTG)
TAM 260 A 180 M 1 historic vehicle
TAM 272 A 180 M 6 vehicles and 1 historic vehicle (all vehicles are reconstructed)
TAM 232 A 116 M 4 vehicles (all vehicles are reconstructed, one vehicle is reject)
Ikarus 435 85 vehicles (3 vehicles are reconstructed)
Ikarus 415 35 vehicles (1 vehicle was reconstructed abortion in years 2004–2005 to Ikarus 415 CNG)
Ikarus 412 3 vehicles with low-floor (1 vehicle is specially using for handicapped children)
SOR B 9.5 32 vehicles
SOR BN 9.5 18 vehicles with low-floor
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 416 CDI 2 minibuses with low-floor
Solaris Urbino 15 CNG 22 vehicles with low-floor
Iveco Daily Way 8 minibuses with low-floor
SOR C 10.5 8 vehicles
Tedom C12 G 30 vehicles (lease by Tedom from January 2009 to January 2017)
SOR BN 10.5 38 vehicles with low-floor
Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro CNG 1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz O 530 GL CapaCity 41 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN2 11 vehicles with low-floor (lease by Abuss s.r.o. Nitra from November 2009)
SOR NB 18 City 182 vehicles
Irisbus Citelis 12M 35 vehicles
Iveco Urbanway 12M 40 vehicles
Solaris Urbino 10 10 vehicles
SOR NB 12 City 28 vehicles
Solaris Urbino 8,6 6 vehicles
SOR EBN 8 2 vehicles
SOR NS 12 Electric 16 vehicles
MAN NG 313 5 vehicles (all vehicles are from Klagenfurt)
Solaris Urbino 18 6 vehicles (all vehicles are from Berlin BVG)
Solaris New Urbino 18 12 vehicles
Rošero First FCLEI 4 vehicles
Otokar Kent C 18,75 71 vehicles
SOR NS 12 Diesel 80 vehicles
Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen 4 vehicles

Trolleybuses:

Škoda 14Tr 65 vehicles (21 vehicles are reconstructed)
Škoda 14TrM 12 vehicles
Škoda 15Tr 16 vehicles (all vehicles are reconstructed)
Škoda 15TrM 23 vehicles
Škoda 21Tr 1 vehicle with low-floor
Škoda 25Tr 6 vehicles with diesel-electric agregat with low-floor
Škoda 30Tr 35 vehicles with low-floor and 15 vehicles with diesel-electric agregat with low-floor
Škoda 31Tr 70 vehicles with low-floor
Škoda-Solaris 24m 16 vehicles with battery with low-floor
Škoda 27Tr 23 vehicles with battery with low-floor
SOR TNS 12 11 vehicles with battery with low-floor

Aggregate

1 January 2009 Public Transport Company Bratislava have 880 carry on vehicles.

Directors

1895–1907 – Karol Kakulay
1907–1920 – Rudolf Pleskott
1920–1939 – Ing. Jaroslav Bartošek
1939–1943 – Ing. Štefan Januš
1943–1949 – Dr. Vladimír Brežný
1949–1950 – Ján Bauman
1950–1951 – Ján Mazáček
1951–1954 – Martin Hanzlík
1954–1960 – Jozef Zatlkaj
1960–1970 – Ladislav Studenič
1970–1972 – František Mariš
1972–1987 – Ing. Ladislav Moštenan
1986–1990 – Ing. Ján Novotný
1990–1992 – dpt. Jozef Hlavina
1992–1994 – JUDr. Ivan Letaši
1994–1995 – Ing. Peter Forgáč
1995–1997 – Ing. Peter Klučka
1997–2007 – Ing. Ján Zachar
2007–2009 – Róbert Kadnár
2009–2011 – Ing. Pavel Derkay
2011–2015 – Ing. Ľubomír Belfi
2015–2019 – Ing. Milan Urban
2019–present – Ing. Martin Rybanský

Former names of DPB

Over the course of the past century Public Transport Company Bratislava has had about 14 names.

BEÚS – Bratislavská elektrická účastinná spoločnosť
BKH – Elektrická lokálna železnica Bratislava- krajinská hranica
BMEŽ – Bratislavská mestská elektrická železnica
DOZAB – Dopravné závody hl. m. Bratislavy, komunálny podnik
DPMB – Dopravný podnik mesta Bratislava
DPHMB koncern – Dopravné podniky hl. m. SSR Bratislavy – koncern
DZHMB – Dopravné závody hl. m. SSR Bratislavy, koncernový podnik
DPB, š.p. – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, štátny podnik
POHéV – Pozsony Országhatárszeli Helyiérdekú Villamos Vasút
PVVV – Pozsonyi Város Villamos Vasút
LWP – Lokalbahn Wien – (Pozsony) Pressburg (Pressburgerbahn)
NOLB – Niederosterreichische Landdesbahnen – Dolnorakúske krajinské železnice
DPB – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, štátny podnik
DPB – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosť (today)

Gallery

TATRA ČKD K2S (Little Big City promotion) #7108, Hlavná stanica (main railway station)
Škoda 30 T, one of the vehicles to be used on a fast tram track to Petržalka
Škoda 29 T in Bratislava
TATRA ČKD T6A5 from third #7955–7956 series, Miletičova ulica (Miletič street) on bus stop Záhradnícka.
ŠKODA 25Tr with diesel-electric aggregate #6704, Molecova ulica (Molecova street) on Molecova stop.
SOLARIS URBINO 15CNG III #1207, Námestie hraničiarov in Petržalka