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Neoplan N4016

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Neoplan N4016
Overview
ManufacturerNeoplan
Production1988-99
AssemblyPilsting, Bavaria
Bolechowo, Poland
Body and chassis
Doors1 (UK)
1-3 (Europe)
Floor typeLow entry
ChassisIntegral
RelatedNeoplan N4009
Powertrain
EngineMAN or DAF
Capacity31–39 (seated)
TransmissionVoith or ZF Friedrichshafen
Dimensions
Length12 m (39 ft)
Width2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Chronology
SuccessorNeoplan Centroliner

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.

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

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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

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United Kingdom

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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

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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

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  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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