Solaris Urbino 10 is a series of

low-floor bus A low-floor bus is a bus or trolleybus that has no steps between the ground and the floor of the bus at one or more entrances, and low floor for part or all of the passenger cabin. A bus with a partial low floor may also be referred to as a low- ...

es from the

Solaris Urbino Solaris Urbino is a series of low-floor buses and low-entry doorway intercity buses, powered by diesel drive engines and alternative fuel (CNG, gas and biogas, hybrid and electric), produced by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach in Bo ...

series, designed for transport, produced since 2002 by the Polish company

Solaris Bus & Coach Solaris Bus & Coach is a Polish producer of public transport vehicles (buses, trolleybuses and trams), with its headquarters in Bolechowo-Osiedle near Poznań. It is a subsidiary of Spanish CAF. Solaris owns four production sites: its main fact ...

in Bolechowo near

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. Being produced in the Urbino third-generation models, but this is the second generation Urbino 10.

History

The Neoplan Polska company had created a family of buses under the new brand name ''Solaris'' and started from the models with lengths of 9, 12, 15 and 18 meters. After an announcement by one of the cities in the tender for larger number of buses with lengths of 10 metres,

developed a new model with this length, initially offered under the brand Solaris Urbinetto 10. At the same time they abandoned the production of the shortest model

Solaris Urbino 9 Solaris Urbino 9 is a series of buses from the Solaris Urbino series, designed for public transport, produced by the Polish company Neoplan Polska, then Solaris Bus & Coach in Bolechowo near Poznań in Poland. Solaris Urbino 9 is the smallest ve ...

. Since the spring of 2005 the company has produced ''Solaris Urbino 10'' in their third generation, but this is the second version of this bus. It is produced in versions with diesel engines (initially meeting emission standards of

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and Euro 4, Euro 5 or EEV), and since 2005 can be manufactured with a variety of gas-powered

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engines by companies like

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and

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. The basic engine used in this bus model is the

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ISB6.7E5 250B with a maximum power 180.5 kW (245 hp), meeting the requirements of the Euro 5 standard, with an option of stronger Cummins ISB6.7E5 285B unit with maximum power of 209 kW (284 hp). All axles come from ZF. The front axle is ZF RL 75 EC or optional ZF RL 85 A, rear axle ZF AV 132 is fitted as standard with a gearbox retarder. The

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has a central lubrication system. The bus has the construction made from

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steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

. Similarly the panels are from

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. The electrical system is based on the

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system.

Solaris Urbino 10 in Europe

References

{{Reflist Solaris Bus & Coach Low-floor buses Midibuses Hybrid electric buses Buses of Poland Vehicles introduced in 2002