Neoplan N4016
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{{Infobox UK Bus
|name = Neoplan N4016
|image = Neoplan N4016 2.jpg
|caption = Arriva North West & Wales Neoplan N4016 in Liverpool
|aka = MAZ-101
|production = 1988-99
|assembly = Pilsting, Bavaria
Bolechowo, Poland
Minsk, Belarus
|capacity = 31–39 (seated)
|length = {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|width = {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|height =
|floortype = Low entry
|doors = 1 (UK)
1-3 (Europe)
|weight =
|chassis = Integral
|related = Neoplan N4009
|powerout =
|transmission = Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen
|options =
|predecessor =
|successor = Neoplan Centroliner (for Neoplan)
MAZ-103 (for MAZ)}}
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.[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/26th-january-1989/15/ag100-debuts-at-geneva AG100 debuts at Geneva] Commercial Motor 26 January 1989 It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.
In Belarus, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) took contacts with Neoplan in order to produce the {{Interlanguage link|MAZ-101|lt=|ru|МАЗ-101|WD=}}, a low-floor bus closely related to the Neoplan N4016. While the MAZ-101 sold poorly, subsequent variants ({{Interlanguage link|MAZ-103|lt=|ru|МАЗ-103|WD=}}, {{Interlanguage link|MAZ-105|lt=|ru|МАЗ-105|WD=}} and the three-axle {{Interlanguage link|MAZ-107|lt=|ru|МАЗ-107|WD=}}) have been sold to a vast amount of Belarusian, Russian and foreign operators and are still in production today.
Specifications
The N4016 is a 12-meter long and 2.5-meter wide bus, commonly powered by either a MAN or DAF engine, and equipped with a Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen transmission. This model of bus is known for its spacious seating, typically accommodating 31 to 39 passengers, along with a large standing capacity. Notable features of the N4016 include a double-curvature windscreen, a separately mounted destination sign, and a uniquely rounded roof dome. The design of the roof dome distinguishes it from the existing Centroliner model, featuring a more pronounced curvature.
Service
=United Kingdom=
The N4016 is remembered for being the first low-entry single-decker bus sold in the United Kingdom. Twelve were sold in the United Kingdom, all delivered to Merseybus for use on Merseytravel's SMART bus network in Liverpool.{{cite magazine |author= |date=19 February 1994 |issue= |page=5 |title=Mersey low floors |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap}}
=Europe=
File:Neoplan N4016 Poznań RB1.JPG
Athens-based bus operator, OAS, purchased 93 Neoplan N4016s in 1994. All of them were retired in 2009 and have since been abandoned in a vacant lot in Ano Liosia.{{Cite web|url=https://mesametaforas.gr/busgallery/index.php?cat=17|title=Home > Λεωφορεία Ελληνικών Operator - Greek Operators > Λεωφορεία Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών > Αθήνα > Οδικές Συγκοινωνίες (Ο.ΣΥ.) > Λεωφορεία > Αποσυρμένα (Ο.ΣΥ.) > Δεκαετίας '90|last=|first=|date=|website=Bus Gallery|language=el|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-09}}
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
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