MAN NDxx3F
| MAN ND313F / ND363F (A34) MAN ND243F / ND283F (A48) MAN ND323F / ND363F (A95) |
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KMB's ND313F with Neoplan Centroliner bodywork.
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | MAN |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Bus chassis |
| Body style | Double-decker |
| Doors | 2 doors |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Related | MAN NDxx3 Lion's City DD (A39) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output | 240-360 hp |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.85m (2-Axle) 12m, 12.8m (3-Axle) |
MAN NDxx3F are different low-floor double-decker bus chassis built by MAN, and are based on the MAN ND313 Lion's City DD (A39) integral low-floor double-decker citybus. They have only been built in very small numbers and only for right-hand drive markets.
Contents
Type designation breakdown
- N: Niederflur (low floor)
- D: Doppeldeckerbus (double-decker bus)
- xx: first two digits of power output in hp (nearest ten)
- 3: third generation
- F: Fahrgestell (chassis)
This means that a ND363F has a power output of 360 hp.
MAN ND313F / ND363F (A34)
The MAN ND313F and MAN ND363F, with the chassis code A34, is a tri-axle 12-metre chassis. A total number of 27 chassis were built between 2003 and 2006.
In 2003, Kowloon Motor Bus of Hong Kong received one MAN ND313F with Neoplan Centroliner N4426 bodywork, it received fleet number APM1 and registration number LE4612, entering service later in the same year. The bus remained unique in Kowloon Motor Bus fleet.
One further ND313F was built in 2004, with unknown bodywork and customer.
25 ND363F received Ayats coach bodywork, and were delivered to Ulsterbus of Northern Ireland in 2006.
MAN ND243F / ND283F (A48)
In 2006, a 10.85-metre two-axle version was launched as the MAN ND243F and MAN ND283F, with chassis code A48.
One ND283F received a East Lancs Kinetec+ bodywork, which had a front similar to that of MAN Lion's City.
Two more ND283F test chassis were built, but no ND243F.
MAN ND323F / ND363F (A95)
In 2013, a new double deck chassis based on the A22-series low floor single deck chassis was launched as the MAN ND323F and MAN ND363F, with a new chassis code A95.
Since November 2014, one ND323F is on trial service for SMRT Buses in Singapore, with MAN Lion's City DD bodywork built under licence by Gemilang Coachworks.[1] By 30 November 2015, additional 16 MAN ND363F[2] are ordered and delivered under SMRT Buses.
In August 2014, New Lantau Bus (NLB) opened the bid for 8 new Double-Deck buses and the bid was granted to MAN to deliver 8 ND323F MAN Lion's City DD bodywork built under licence by Gemilang Coachworks, and they were delivered to Hong Kong at June and August 2015 respectively.
In May 2015, a ND363F MAN Lion's City DD bodywork built under licence by Gemilang Coachworks was delivered to Kowloon Motor Bus of Hong Kong and launched as scheduled bus of Route 265B (with fleet number AMNE1) at Aug 2015. New World First Bus also ordered a ND323F 12.8m Lion's City DD (being the first 12.8m MAN A95 bus in the world,[3] also built under licence by Gemilang Coachworks) and launched as scheduled bus of Route 8P at Apr 6 2016, with fleet number 6090.
References
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- ↑ Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 2016, Northcord International Limited, ISBN 9789629200473, pages 30 to 41.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
