Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN

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Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN
Manufacturer:	Daimler-Benz EvoBus
Design type:	Public bus
Production period:	1992-2001
Axes:	3
of which drive axles:	1
Power:	184 kW / 250 PS (standard version) or 220 kW / 300 PS
Top speed:	84 km / h
Length (mm):	17,900
Width (mm):	2500
Height (mm):	3000
Floor height (mm):	370, 340 on door 1 and 2
Seats:	z. B. 54
Standing room:	108
Empty weight	15,400 kg
permitted total weight (kg):	27,000 kg
Previous model:	Mercedes-Benz O 405 G
Successor:	Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro
Similar model:	MAN NG 272
Remarks:	Lowering device on the right ( kneeling )

Natural gas bus O 405 GNG in Mannheim

The Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN is a low-floor - articulated bus of Daimler-Benz and is the articulated version of the about two years previously published city bus O 405 N . The first version with pedestals was produced from 1992 to 1994, and in a further developed form with a pedestal-free front end from 1994 to 2001. The latter variant is also known as the O 405 GN2 and can be recognized from the outside by the larger side windows in the front of the vehicle . In this articulated pusher bus, the combustion engine (usually a diesel engine ) is located under the floor in the rear and drives the last axle. An articulation angle control in the joint ensures that the rear end does not break away. A natural gas version could optionally be ordered from 1994, the designation changed to O 405 GNG.

Duo bus O 405 GNTD

However, a single copy remained prepared 1996 duo bus O 405 GNTD he is the successor to the Series O 405 GTD . This was the last trolleybus ever produced by Mercedes-Benz . The prototype has wheel hub motors as a special feature ; its electrical equipment was supplied by Kiepe . He took first in the course of 1997 a number of adjustment and demonstration runs at the trolleybus Esslingen before then at the October 1997 trolleybus Zurich the Zurich Public Transport was delivered (ITR). There he was on trial until March 1999 under company number 51. It then served the ZF company as a test vehicle. After that it was sold to private.

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Versatile concept: the quick-change artist O 405. Global Media Site of Daimler AG, accessed on September 21, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Duo-Bus Zürich 51 at www.obus-es.de