TEDOM C 12 is a

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urban bus produced from 2006 to 2012 by the now defunct bus manufacturing division of the company

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from the

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. The company ceased bus production in 2012.

Construction features

Structurally model C 12 does not differ much from the previous bus TEDOM Kronos 123. It is an urban low-floor bus (floor height 340 mm above the ground). Frame chassis is welded thin-walled hollow sections of stainless steel. The cladding is formed from aluminum sheet faces the vehicle and the roof is made of

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. Manufacturer collaborated with the company

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, giving them special tiles for interior and exterior of the vehicle. The interior is insulated by mats with aluminum foil.

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windows are glued to the body. Troy double doors on the right-side panel are electro controlled.

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with

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are placed vertically in the so-called "Chimney" in the right rear corner of the bus. Rear drive axle may be

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or ZF and front axle is solid (

, ZF or LAF). Composite cylinders for

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(each with a capacity of 320 liters), which are for the gas versions TEDOM C 12 G placed on the roof of the car, the bus can drive 450 km (3 bottles) or 650 km (4 bottles). Fuel tank with diesel version of the C 12 D has a volume of 250 L.

Production and operation

Model C 12 was created by modifying the structure of the previous type TEDOM Kronos 123 in late 2006 and 2007. During 2007 was produced a total of 23 buses C 12, almost exclusively in the gas version (21 × C 12 G, 2 × C 12 D). 19 gas buses were delivered to

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, local transport company has become the largest operator of

buses on the world. One bus in the gas version was delivered to

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. Two diesel buses C 12 D were purchased by Slovak carrier SAD Prešov. At the Brno AUTOTEC 2008 was introduced model C 12 with a slightly modified front and rear face. Production in 2008 included a total of 36 C 12 buses, of which 31 were powered by compressed natural gas and five diesels. Eight cars bought Sofia's public transport company, the company Burgasbus 10 from Burgas, seven Transport Company of

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, three cars are leased conveying the company Bratislava (DPB), the remaining gas buses are owned by the manufacturer. Cars with diesel engines purchased SAD Prešov (2 buses) and SAD Lučenec (3 buses) In 2009, among other buses were manufactured for TRADO MAD Třebíč (3 buses) transport company in Varna (10 buses) and rent for DPB (17 pc).

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Construction features

Production and operation

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