Karosa Å D 11 is a long-distance coach produced from 1963 to 1981 by bus manufacturer
Karosa
Karosa (, ) was a bus manufacturer in Vysoké Mýto in the Czech Republic. It was the biggest manufacturer of buses in Czechoslovakia. In 2007, its name was changed to Iveco, Iveco Czech Republic, and now the company produces buses under the name ...
from
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''ÄŒesko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
. It was succeeded by
Karosa LC 735 in 1983.
Construction features
Karosa Å D 11 is completely different from its predecessor,
Å koda 706 RTO-LUX, which had engine in front and two doors.
Å M 11 is model of
Karosa Å series
Karosa Šseries is a collective term for several modifications of Czechoslovak bus, which was made by the Karosa Vysoké Mýto from 1964 (prototypes since 1961) to 1981.
History
The Å -Series buses began to be developed as a successor to Å k ...
. It is derived from
Karosa Å M 11
The Karosa Å M 11 is an urban bus produced by the Czechoslovakian bus manufacturer Karosa between 1965 and 1981. It was succeeded by the Karosa B 731 in 1981.
Construction features
The Karosa Å M 11 is completely different from its predecess ...
city bus, and also unified with intercity bus
Karosa Å L 11
Karosa Å L 11 is an intercity bus produced from 1970 to 1981 by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czechoslovakia. It was succeeded by Karosa C 734 in 1981.
Construction features
Karosa Å L 11 is completely different from its predecessor, Å ko ...
. Body is semi-self-supporting with
frame
A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent.
Frame and FRAME may also refer to:
Physical objects
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*Framing (con ...
and engine with
manual gearbox
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in the middle, between the wheels. Only rear axle is propulsed. Front axle is independent, rear axle is solid. All axles are mounted on
air suspension
Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an electric or engine-driven air pump or compressor. This compressor pumps the air into a flexible bellows, usually made from textile-reinforced rubber. Unlike hydropneumatic suspensio ...
. On the right side is one door. Inside are used high padded seats. Driver's cab is not separated from the rest of the vehicle.
Production and operation
In 1974 started serial production, which continued until 1981.
Å D 11 aren't operated in public transport anymore, but many of them are operated as historical vehicles.
Historical vehicles
* Cvejn bus vehicles (1 bus)
* Bus Jihotrans ("Evropabus' and Rotel
Karosa LP 30)
* Kukabus (1 bus)
Private collections:
List of historical Å D 11 buses
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* Civic association for saving historic buses and trolleybuses Jihlava (2 buses)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate KE-459IA)
* ŠKODA – BUS club Plzeň (1 bus, year 1977)
* KHA Bratislava (1 bus, version Evropabus)
* Private collector (1 bus, version Evropabus)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 6A2 2870, year 1974)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 5U3 1895, year 1974)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate BNA 27–70, year 1974)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate DO 56–49, year 1974)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 3E2 5756, year 1976)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate KM 78–48, year 1977)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 8A9 2750, year 1977)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 2J9 7234, year 1978)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 1AU 1032, year 1980)
* Private collector (1 bus, SPZ ME 47–57)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate PT 23–06, year 1979)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 1S6 6563, year 1978)
* Private collector (1 bus)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate 1H9 6668, year 1978)
* Private collector (1 bus, license plate KE-870DS)
References
See also
* List of buses
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