The Neoplan N4009 was a
low-floor
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midibus
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built by
Neoplan
Neoplan Bus GmbH is a German automotive company that manufactures buses, trolleybuses and coaches. It is a subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus SE.
History Foundations
The company was founded by Gottlob Auwärter in Stuttgart in 1935, and ma ...
between 1988 and 1999, initially at
Stuttgart
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in Germany and later also in Poland. It is the smaller version of the
Neoplan N4016
The Neoplan N4016 was a Low-floor bus, low-floor single-decker bus built by Neoplan between 1988 and 1999, initially at Stuttgart in Germany and later also in Poland. It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.
The N4016 is remembered ...
full-size bus.
Specifications
It has a rounded roof dome similar to the
N4016 and a double-curvature windscreen with a separately mounted
destination sign
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. It is long and wide, and is powered by a horizontal
MAN
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or
DAF engine with
Voith
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or
ZF Friedrichshafen
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally ''Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen'', and commonly abbreviated to ZF (ZF = "Zahnradfabrik" = "Cogwheel Factory"), is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the south- ...
transmission. It typically seated 23 with a large standing capacity.
United Kingdom
Only three buses were sold in the United Kingdom. These were bought by
MTL,
Liverpool
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in 1995, and passed to MTL's successor
Arriva North West & Wales
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in 2000. They were in service until 2008, when they were sold on to Heartlands Bus in the Midlands.
In mid to late 2010, the three right hand drive N4009s were scrapped and retired.
References
* Millar, Alan (2007) ''Bus & Coach Recognition'' : Ian Allan Ltd.,
External links
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Low-floor buses
Midibuses
N4009
Vehicles introduced in 1988