The MAN SL200 was a transit bus manufactured by

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between 1973 and 1988, and was based on the first generation German

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body design. More than 5500 units were built of the standard left-hand drive version. There were also several right-hand drive chassis versions available for external bodywork, some of which were delivered with the body frame.

History

The SL200 was superseded by the SL202.

Customers

Australia

The SL200 was popular with government operators with

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purchasing 151,

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180, the Metropolitan Transport Authority,

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158 and the

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138.

New Zealand

The

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purchased 88 SL200s.MAN SL200 Buses
Omnibus Society of New Zealand

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{{MAN Truck & Bus, state=collapsed SL200 Step-entrance buses Vehicles introduced in 1974