- Neoplan N4016
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Neoplan N4016 
Arriva NW Neoplan N4016
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Arriva NW Neoplan N4016
(interior)Manufacturer Neoplan Built at Stuttgart Capacity 31–39 (seated) Operator(s) Tanat Valley Coaches
most scrappedSpecifications Length 12 m (39 ft) Width 2.5 m (8.2 ft) Floor type Low-floor Doors 1 door (UK)
1-3 doors (Europe)Chassis Integral Engine(s) MAN or DAF Transmission Voith or ZF The Neoplan N4016 is a low-floor single-deck city bus built by Neoplan until 1999, initially at Stuttgart in Germany and later also in Poland. It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.
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Specifications
It is 12m long and 2.5m wide, and is powered by a MAN or DAF engine with Voith or ZF transmission. It typically seats 31 or 39 with a large standing capacity.
Service
United Kingdom
Only twelve N4016s were sold in the United Kingdom. They were bought by Merseyside PTE in 1994 for use on Merseytravel SMART services in Liverpool, and were operated by MTL. They later passed to MTL for use on other services, primarily between Liverpool and Croxteth Park. MTL's successor Arriva North West and Wales continued to operate them until late 2008, also between Liverpool and Croxteth Park (route 18A), when they were replaced by Wright Pulsars.
Rumours suggested that the Neoplans could have gone to Arriva Southend in 2009, however this never occurred, and instead the majority of the Neoplan fleet was scrapped. Three N4016s found their way into further service (with a fourth serving as a source of spare parts) with Tanat Valley Coaches in mid Wales, as of January 2011 two of them remain in service.
Europe
Athens-based bus operator, OAS, purchased 93 Neoplan N4016s in 1994. They are now being replaced due to their age.
References
- Millar, Alan (2007) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-3136-3
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