Neoplan N4016

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Neoplan N4016
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Overview
Manufacturer Neoplan
MAZ
Also calledMAZ-101
Production1988-99
Assembly Pilsting, Bavaria
Bolechowo, Poland
Minsk, Belarus
Body and chassis
Doors1 (UK)
1-3 (Europe)
Floor type Low entry
ChassisIntegral
Related Neoplan N4009
Powertrain
Engine MAN or DAF
Capacity3139 (seated)
Transmission Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen
Dimensions
Length12 m (39 ft)
Width2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Chronology
Successor Neoplan Centroliner (for Neoplan)
MAZ-103 (for MAZ)

The Neoplan N4016 was a low-floor single-decker bus built by Neoplan between 1988 and 1999, initially at Stuttgart in Germany and later also in Poland. [1] It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.

Contents

In Belarus, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) took contacts with Neoplan in order to produce the MAZ-101  [ ru ], a low-floor bus closely related to the Neoplan N4016. While the MAZ-101 sold poorly, subsequent variants (MAZ-103  [ ru ], MAZ-105  [ ru ] and the three-axle MAZ-107  [ ru ]) have been sold to a vast amount of Belarusian, Russian and foreign operators and are still in production today.

Specifications

The N4016 is a 12-meter long and 2.5-meter wide bus, commonly powered by either a MAN or DAF engine, and equipped with a Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen transmission. This model of bus is known for its spacious seating, typically accommodating 31 to 39 passengers, along with a large standing capacity. Notable features of the N4016 include a double-curvature windscreen, a separately mounted destination sign, and a uniquely rounded roof dome. The design of the roof dome distinguishes it from the existing Centroliner model, featuring a more pronounced curvature.

Service

United Kingdom

The N4016 is remembered for being the first low-entry single-decker bus sold in the United Kingdom. Twelve were sold in the United Kingdom, all delivered to Merseybus for use on Merseytravel's SMART bus network in Liverpool. [2]

Europe

Neoplan N4016 in Poznan in September 2006 Neoplan N4016 Poznan RB1.JPG
Neoplan N4016 in Poznań in September 2006

Athens-based bus operator, OAS, purchased 93 Neoplan N4016s in 1994. All of them were retired in 2009 and have since been abandoned in a vacant lot in Ano Liosia. [3]

Poznań-based tram and bus operator, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Poznaniu, purchased 32 Neoplan N4016s between 1996 and 1999. The last Neoplan N4016s were withdrawn in 2014.

References

  1. AG100 debuts at Geneva Commercial Motor 26 January 1989
  2. "Mersey low floors". Coach & Bus Week . Peterborough: Emap. 19 February 1994. p. 5.
  3. "Home > Λεωφορεία Ελληνικών Operator - Greek Operators > Λεωφορεία Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών > Αθήνα > Οδικές Συγκοινωνίες (Ο.ΣΥ.) > Λεωφορεία > Αποσυρμένα (Ο.ΣΥ.) > Δεκαετίας '90". Bus Gallery (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-01-09.

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