Karosa B 732 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer
Karosa from the
Czech Republic
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, in the years 1983 to 1997. It was succeeded by
Karosa B 932 in 1997.
Construction features
Karosa B 732 is a variant of the
Karosa 700 series
Karosa 700 series is a collective term for several modifications of buses made by Karosa company in Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic in town Vysoké Mýto between 1981 and 1997.
History and variants
The first buses of 700 series were pr ...
. The B 732 is derived from the
Karosa B 731 city bus, and also unified with city bus model
B 741 and with intercity bus
C 734. The body is semi-self-supporting with
frame
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*Framing (con ...
and engine with
manual gearbox in the rear part. The engine drives only the rear axle. The front axle is independent, rear axle is solid. All axles are mounted on
Air suspension. On the right side are three doors (first are narrower than middle doors). Inside are used leatherette seats, plastic Vogelsitze or Fainsa seats. The driver's cab is separated from the rest of the vehicle by a glazed partition. In the middle, or in the rear part is room for a pram or wheelchair.
Production and operation
In the year 1983 started serial production, which continued until 1997. These buses were operated mostly in
Czech Republic
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and
Slovakia
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.
Currently, number of Karosa B732 buses is decreasing, due to supply of new
Low-floor buses.
Last Karosa B732 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
was retired on 19 April 2013.
Last Karosa B732 in
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
was retired in May 2014.
Last Karosa B732 in
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
was retired in August 2015.
Chollima-973
A number of Karosa B732 in Pyongyang were converted to trolleybuses. At least 14 were built, but only 8 trolleybuses remain in service.
References
See also
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List of buses
{{Karosa Buses
Buses manufactured by Karosa
Buses of the Czech Republic