The trimming in Airbus aircraft is pretty conventional (A320, A330 and A340).

In A320,
the THS (trimmable horizontal stabilizer) is connected to the trim wheel in the cockpit
via cables. When the pilot moves the trim wheel the movement is transferred to the THS
actuator through cables which is powered by two hydraulically actuated motors.
In normal operations however, the control of the trim wheel is not required in Airbus
aircraft. It is only used to set the proper stabilizer trim before take off. In flight, the pitch
trimming is achieved automatically. When the pilot puts in a pitch command using the
side stick, the Elevator and aileron control computer (ELAC 2) sends a signal to an
electrical motor which in turn powers the hydraulic motors, deflecting the stabilizer to
trim the aircraft as required. In the cockpit, the trim wheels move, giving feed back to
the pilots.

The electrical trim can always be overriden by the pilot using enough force on the trim
wheel. This is done through an override mechanism. When the wheel is let go, it reverts
back to electrical trim control. If you do so with the autopilot on, it will disengage the
autopilot. The THS is mechanical for the reason to give the aircraft some sort of back up
if the fly by wire flight control system were to fail for some reason. In A320 and A330,
the rudder and the THS are thus fully mechanical flight controls.