Hej,
I started this topic in order to present some buses from home.
Let's start with an overview of the city bus in Wilhelmshaven: The network is run by a public company called "Stadtwerke Wilhelmshaven" and consists of six different routes (numbers 1-4, 6 and 8; 5 and 7 were abolished a long time ago).
From the late 80's until 2005 the Stadtwerke Wilhelmshaven only bought Neoplan. A very widespread type was the N 4014:
(http://666kb.com/i/cceun3bupv1baumcw.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceup3lchj2e8tlm8.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuq13pd3c6tirw0.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuqfor870nxf1kg.jpg)
As an articulated bus (ledbus), the Stadtwerke deployed some N 4018.
(http://666kb.com/i/cceusbaj1lqg7wwc0.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceusty3ttiltch4g.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceut8yribk85x9dc.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuti02kgoisk3hs.jpg)
Around the year 2000, it was time for the new N 4416-generation. From now on, all the new buses had a blue design. The first two vehicles had three doors:
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuwai4cg87kof5c.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuu2sk2o00juwfk.jpg)
The following series are in the more common version with two doors:
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuy7bmg4s4u3vzk.jpg)
The last Neoplan that came to Wilhelmshaven was this single Neoplan Centroliner Evolution (About 2003)
(http://666kb.com/i/cceuzp52nh73t4cs0.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev01xuvvehdlfhs.jpg)
In 2005 the first MB Citaro arrived - and lots of them followed in the subsequent years.
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev0uup2vylk72y8.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev1v3re9phxlrcg.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev2eachu1ipzauo.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev38dl0j6rxf4q8.jpg)
The most recent purchases (2010-2012) have all been MAN Lion's City.
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev4uwadgbyfgx4g.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev59iatt691kywg.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev5lz3pn6jcmmcw.jpg)
In the meantime, there had been four second hand buses, which all left after a couple of years:
Two Neoplan N 4021 from Baden-Baden
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev7c2k122psouy8.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev6np9ojbh7h5tc.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev7nurl5qhg8lgw.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev71vbmpv6q275c.jpg)
And two MB O 405 GN² from Berlin
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev8fywwzlgvo2pc.jpg)
A historical vehicle (NWF BK) maintained by a local club (Verkehrsgeschichte WIlhelmshaven e.V.)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev8wpaq35k426r4.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccev9zvt8jst6v1dc.jpg)
(http://666kb.com/i/ccevae3tsmzd4g1bk.jpg)
Många hälsningar
busfan90
Great pictures! One question thou, are the old buses (N4014, 4018) still in service, or are they gone by now?
Thank you. :D
The old Neoplan with the big square headlights are gone, but some newer N 4014 and N 4018 are still in service. Last month I saw the N 4018 with the "HEPAG"-advertisement and this "wooden" N 4014.
(http://666kb.com/i/ccevqczb0c19aktyo.jpg)
However, I'm sure they're going to be replaced within the next years.
Nice with busses wich not has been show here.. The old ones look a bit funny with little sign in front