The MAN SL202 was a

single-decker bus A single-decker bus or single-decker is a bus that has a single deck for passengers. Normally the use of the term ''single-decker'' refers to a standard two- axled rigid bus, in direct contrast to the use of the term double-decker bus, which ...

manufactured by

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, Germany between 1983 and 1993. It was also available as a chassis for external bodywork.

History

The MAN SL202 succeeded the

MAN SL200 The MAN SL200 was a transit bus manufactured by MAN between 1973 and 1988, and was based on the first generation German VöV-Standard-Bus body design. More than 5500 units were built of the standard left-hand drive version. There were also severa ...

in 1983. The SL202 came with a wide choice of transmissions, from three and four-speed

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Doromat

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s, to three and four-speed

Voith DIWA The Voith DIWA automotive transmission was designed by Voith primarily for city-buses and suburban buses. The transmission utilizes a Differential-Wandler (Converter) or DIWA which replaces two gears which would be used on a conventional transmis ...

transmissions, to four and five-speed

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4HP500 or 5HP500 transmissions. One to date has been retro-fitted with an

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World Series B300R4 transmission, creating a largely noticeable increase in performance against similar examples with the three-speed Voith DIWA transmission. The

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s used in the SL202 were replaced around 1990, from older, smaller, 2566 series engines to newer, larger, 2866 series engines. The majority of pre-1990 SL202s have a D2566UH engine, developing about of

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at 1,400 rpm. These D2566 engines have a capacity of and max out at 2,200 rpm. This same engine was used for the SL200 and is similar in design to that of the OM407h engine used in the

Mercedes-Benz O305 The Mercedes-Benz O305 was a single deck, double deck and articulated bus manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in Mannheim, West Germany from 1968 until 1988. It was built as either a complete bus or a bus chassis and was the Mercedes-Benz adaptatio ...

. Post-1990 SL202s have the D2866 engine, with higher power and torque figures. These engines have a capacity of and maximum output at 2,200 rpm, the design is similar to the OM447h engine of the

Mercedes-Benz O405 The Mercedes-Benz O405 was a single-decker bus manufactured by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s as either an integral bus or a bus chassis and was the last VöV SL-II standard bus in production. It was the replacement for th ...

. Much of the design was used in the

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n version of the SL202, the MAN Americana SL40-102. The SL202 was superseded by the

MAN NL202 The MAN NL202 was a low floor single-decker bus built by MAN Nutzfahrzeuge from the late 1980s until 1992. It is derived from the VöV SL-II bus standard. Especially sold in Europe, in particular in Germany, it was replaced by MAN NL262. It was ...

Operators

The MAN SL202 was mainly sold in

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. The chassis version was sold in

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and

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Australia

Sydney Buses purchased 50

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bodied SL202s in 1989 which were retired in 2013, while the State Transport Authority,

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

took delivery of 125 Pressed Metal Corporation Australia bodied examples between 1992 and 1996. The

Brisbane City Council Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisd ...

purchased two while

Darwinbus Darwinbus is the official operational name of the public bus network which operates within the Greater Darwin region, this includes the satellite cities Palmerston and Casuarina, in addition to the Darwin Rural Area in the Northern Territory. ...

purchased five.

New Zealand

The

Auckland Regional Council The Auckland Regional Council (ARC) was the regional council (one of the former local government authorities) of the Auckland Region. Its predecessor the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) was formed in 1963 and became the ARC in 1989. The AR ...

purchased 69 SL202s,

Christchurch Transport Board The Christchurch Transport Board was an autonomous special-purpose municipal authority responsible for the construction, acquisition, and ownership of local transport assets and the operation of public transport services in the Christchurch regi ...

57, New Plymouth City Transit six and

Wellington City Council Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the country's capital city Wellington, and ''de facto'' second-largest city (if the commonly considered parts of Wellington, the Upper Hutt, Porirua, Lower Hutt and ...

30. New Zealand Coach Service purchased 11 SL202s between 1986 and 1988.New Zealand Coach Service
Australian Bus Fleet Lists

References

External links

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