Neoplan Centroliner

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Midibus N 4411
Articulated bus N 4421
N 4426/3 Ü: Command vehicle of the Karlsruhe professional fire brigade

Centroliner is a low-floor line of public service buses from the Neoplan brand , which was designed by Gottlob Auwärter and produced from 1997 to 2006. The successor from 2003 was the Centroliner Evolution .

A prototype of the N 4416 was presented to the public for the first time in June 1997 at the UITP congress in Stuttgart . The Centroliner was the first model series produced by Neoplan with a CAN bus . Production took place in the Plauen and Pilsting plants .

variants

The Centroliner was produced in the following variants:

model execution length width height axes Doors
N 4407 Midibus 8.7 meters 8,690 mm 2,350 mm 2,850 mm 2 2
N 4409 Midibus 9.6 meters 9,590 mm 2,350 mm 2,850 mm 2 2
N 4411 Midibus 10.2 meters 10,200 mm 2,550 mm 2,850 mm 2 2.3
N 4413 CNG City bus 10,850 mm 2,350 mm 3,340 mm 2 2
N 4416 City bus 12,000 mm 2,550 mm 2,850 mm 2 2, 3
N 4416 Ü Intercity bus 12,000 mm 2,550 mm 2,890 mm 2 2
N 4420 City bus long 14,700 mm 2,550 mm 2,950 mm 3 2, 3
N 4421 articulated bus 17,990 mm 2,550 mm 2,950 mm 3 3, 4
N 4426/3 double decker 12,000 mm 2,550 mm 4,000 mm 3 2
N 4426/3 n Overland double decker 12,000 mm 2,550 mm 4,000 mm 3 2
N 4426/3 L Long biplane 13,850 mm 2,550 mm 4,000 mm 3 3
N 4426/3 LÜ Long overland double-decker 13,850 mm 2,550 mm 4,000 mm 3 3

The buses were powered by internal combustion engines, which were installed in the rear either underfloor or as a tower engine (midibuses, three-door version of the N 4416 and N 4420, 12-meter double-decker). There was a choice of several engines from MAN ( diesel , natural gas ) or Daimler-Benz / DaimlerChrysler (diesel), especially for orders from abroad ( Hong Kong ), M-series engines from Cummins were also installed. The N 4413, which was only produced from 2002 to 2004, was only available with a natural gas engine.

commitment

The transport companies Bogestra , DSW and RBO were among the largest customers for the Centroliner . Of the 51 N 4416 Ü operated by the RBO, 35 are powered by natural gas in the Passau area.

swell

  • Neoplan Centroliner. Quantum leap in city bus traffic. Gottlob Auwärter GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2000.

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