Neoplan Centroliner Evolution
Centroliner Evolution (also known as Centroliner E ) is a low-floor line of public service buses from Neoplan , which was manufactured from 2003 to 2008 and replaced the conventional Centroliner .
development
In the course of the takeover of Neoplan by MAN in 2001, the development of independent city buses in standard sizes ended at Neoplan. Instead, the Centroliner Evolution based on MAN chassis was created . The chassis, drive unit and most of the body parts are identical to the MAN Lion's City series. The modular structure made it possible to achieve savings in production costs.
With the N 4522, the first vehicle of the new model series was presented in September 2002. Series production began in 2003, with most of the vehicles being built in the Polish MAN plants in Starachowice and Sady and then completed in the Neoplan plant in Pilsting .
The first major customer of the Centroliner Evolution was the Zurich public transport company , which accepted a total of 40 standard buses (N 4516) and 47 articulated buses (N 4522) from 2003. Also Connex / Veolia has around 50 vehicles for a number of subsidiaries (u. A. Alpina , OVR and HVG procured).
In 2007, the Roads and Transport Authority of the Arab Emirates Dubai ordered around 400 city buses of the Neoplan brand, including 170 double-deckers. The reasons for the choice included the good reputation of Neoplan in the country and the "uniquely attractive design" of the vehicles. The result was the Centroliner DD double-decker, based on the Lion's City DD from MAN, specially tailored to Dubai's needs . The Centroliner DD is half a meter higher than its sister model known from Berlin, which benefits the headroom on the upper deck. The order also comprised 150 articulated buses N 4522, 75 standard buses N 4516 and six copies of the midibus N 4509 with Göppel body, also developed for Dubai .
After the realignment of the Neoplan product range, which should only include coaches, the Centroliner series was taken out of the range in spring 2008.
variants
The Centroliner Evolution was produced in the following variants:
| model | Type | execution | length | width | height | axes | Doors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 4509 | 456 (= MAN A35) | Midibus | 9,665 mm | 2,380 mm | 2,880 mm 2 / 2,985 mm 3 |
2 | ? |
| N 4516 | 486 (= MAN A21) | City bus | 11,950 mm | 2,500 mm | 2 | 2, 3 | |
| N 4516 T | 487 (= MAN A37) 1 | City bus | 11,950 mm | 2,500 mm | 2 | 2, 3 | |
| N 4516 P | 466 (= MAN A20) | Intercity bus | 11,950 mm | 2,500 mm | 2 | 2 | |
| N 4520 P | 467 (= MAN A25) | Long intercity bus | 14,675 mm | 2,500 mm | 3 | 2 | |
| N 4521 | 489 (= MAN A23) | articulated bus | 17,950 mm | 2,500 mm | 3 | 3, 4 | |
| N 4522 | 489 (= MAN A23) | Articulated bus long | 18,720 mm | 2,500 mm | 3 | 3, 4, 5 | |
| N 4526 | 488 (= MAN A39) | double-decker bus | 13,730 mm | 2,550 mm | 4,560 mm 3 | 3 | 3 |
In addition to MAN diesel engines, natural gas engines were also available. In these versions, the model name is followed by a CNG , e.g. B. as N 4516 CNG .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich: Neoplan Centroliner N 4516 ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Zurich Transport Authority: Neoplan Centroliner N 4522 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Major order for Neoplan from Dubai. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( RTF ) Neoman press release, April 4, 2007.
- ↑ Women and children, please go to the extra compartment. In: Berliner Zeitung. April 26, 2007
- ↑ RegioTrans 2010. Kuhn Fachverlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 2010, p. 89.
