Karosa B 932 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer

Karosa Karosa ( cs, Továrna na Kočáry, Automobily, Rotory, Obráběcí stroje, Sekací stroje a Autobusy, en, Factory for carriages, cars, rotors, machine tools, cutting machines and buses) was a bus manufacturer in Vysoké Mýto in the Czech Republi ...

from the

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, in the years of 1996 to 2002. Modernised version B932E was introduced in 1999. It was succeeded by

Karosa B 952 Karosa B 952 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czech Republic, in the years of 2002 to 2006. Modernised version B952E was introduced in 2003. Construction features Karosa B 952 is a model of the Karosa 900 series. ...

in 2002.

Construction features

Karosa B 932 is a model of the

Karosa 900 series Karosa 900 series is a collective term for several modifications of a bus which was produced by Czech company Karosa in the town Vysoké Mýto from 1994 to 2007. The basic models of this series are intercity bus Karosa C 934 and later produ ...

. The B 932 is derived from the

Karosa B 732 Karosa B 732 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czech Republic, 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. The B 7 ...

city bus, and also unified with city bus models such as the B 941 and the B 931. The body is semi-self-supporting with

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and

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with

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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

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. On the right side are three doors (first are narrower than middle doors). Inside are used plastic Vogelsitze or Fainsa seats. The driver's cab is separated from the rest of the vehicle by a glazed partition. In the middle part is room for a pram or wheelchair.

Production and operation

In 1996 started serial production, which continued until 2002. Since 1999 were buses produced only in modernised version B 932 E, which has new solid front axle Škoda-LIAZ, floor lowered in front part by 10 centimeters, ABS and

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. Currently, number of Karosa B932 buses is decreasing, due to supply of new

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es, for example by SOR NB 12 and

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made in

and Iveco Urbanway 12m made in

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Historical vehicles

* private collector (rebuilt to

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, from Jablonec nad Nisou, later FTL Prostějov, SPZ 1M3 2984, operating)

Construction features

Production and operation

Historical vehicles

See also