Neoplan N4016
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| Neoplan N4016 | |
|---|---|
 Arriva North West & Wales Neoplan N4016 in Liverpool | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Neoplan |
| Production | 1988-99 |
| Assembly | Pilsting, Bavaria Bolechowo, Poland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 (UK) 1-3 (Europe) |
| Floor type | Low entry |
| Chassis | Integral |
| Related | Neoplan N4009 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | MAN or DAF |
| Capacity | 31–39 (seated) |
| Transmission | Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Neoplan 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.
The N4016 is remembered for being the first low-entry single-decker bus sold in the United Kingdom.
In Belarus, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) took contacts with Neoplan in order to produce the , a low-floor bus closely related to the Neoplan N4016. While the MAZ-101 sold poorly, subsequent variants (, and the three-axle ) have been sold to a vast amount of Belarusian, Russian and foreign operators and are still in production today.
Specifications[]
The N4016 was 12m long and 2.5m wide, and is powered by a MAN or DAF engine with Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen transmission. The N4016 typically seated 31 or 39 with a large standing capacity. Some interesting features that it has a double-curvature windscreen, a separately mounted destination sign and a rounded roof dome that is more rounded than the existing Centroliner that is slightly different from the existing Centroliner.
Service[]
United Kingdom[]
Twelve N4016s were sold in the United Kingdom, all to the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive.[2]
Europe[]
Athens-based bus operator, OAS, purchased 93 Neoplan N4016s in 1994. All of them were retired in 2009.[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 The last Neoplan N4016s were withdrawn in 2014.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[]
- ^ AG100 debuts at Geneva Commercial Motor 26 January 1989
- ^ Millar, Alan (2007). Bus & Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-3136-3.
- ^ "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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External links[]
Media related to Neoplan N4016 at Wikimedia Commons
- Full-size buses
- Low-floor buses
- Midibuses
- Neoplan
- Vehicles introduced in 1988