The MAN NG272 was a

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built by

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from 1990 until 1992. It was an articulated development from 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 ...

. Especially sold in

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, in particular in

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, it was replaced by the MAN NG272(2) (A11) in 1992.

MAN NG272(2)

The MAN NG272(2) was a single-decker tri-axle

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built by

from 1992 until 2000. It a articulated successor to the MAN NG272, and a development of the rigid bodied

MAN NL262 MAN NL262 (A27) is a low-floor single-decker bus made by MAN from 1992 to 1998. Although predominantly produced for Hong Kong in right-hand drive operated by Citybus, some were made in left-hand drive for the mainland European market, it was s ...

. The new (2) variant changed the original pillar seat supports which allowed the windows in the front section to be lowered, but otherwise remained visually very similar to the NG272. Especially sold in

, in particular in

, it was replaced by the MAN A23 in 1998. Most NG272(2)s were fitted with MAN D 5865 LUH engines in the rear, coupled to drive the rear axle via either a Voith DIWA 864.4 or a ZF 5HP fully automatic transmission. However, after 1995, new models were fitted with Euro-2 spec engines and became NG262 and NG312 models. Its use of a fully low floor

configuration, being available with 3 or 4 doors and having a capacity of 51 seated and 60 standing that totals up to 111 passengers in standard configuration made them a good choice for inner-city bus operators.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe

In 1992,

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe The (German: 'Berlin Transport Company') is the main public transport company of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It manages the city's underground railway, tram, bus, replacement services (, EV) and ferry networks, but not the urban ra ...

(BVG) ordered a batch of BVG specification NG272(2) buses, which were the GN92 series. This were fitted with AEG Krüger full matrix displays, kneeling along the whole vehicle and a wheel chair lift. These also accompanied their EN92 series buses, which were of the MAN NL202(2) type.

Current Operation

The majority of NG272(2), NG262 and NG312 models, like their earlier NG272 cousins, have been retired from service in most transport companies, remaining operational mainly in private ownership or abroad.

History

MAN Nutzfahrzeuge presented the NG272 in 1990 as a development in

es from the previous model, the MAN SG242, a year later than the rigid body NL202. Both were constructed to the

VöV-Standard-Bus The VöV-Standard-Bus is a standard for transit buses in Germany based on requirements by the VöV Association of German Transport Companies. The first concept was named (standard city bus) which resulted in multiple variants of VöV-Buses. The fir ...

standards. Production continued until 1992, when the model was superseded by the NG272(2) (A11), based also from the NL202(2). The new model changed the original pillar seat supports which allowed the windows in the front section to be lowered, but otherwise remained visually very similar. Most NG272s were fitted with MAN D 2865 LUHMAN NG 272
Anthony Lui, 2005. engines in the rear, coupled to drive the rear axle via either a Voith DIWA 864.4 or a ZF 5HP fully automatic transmission. Its use of a

configuration, being available with 3 or 4 doors and having a capacity of 51 seated and 111 standing in standard configuration made them a good choice for inner-city bus operators. The majority of NG272's have been retired from service in most transport companies, remaining operational mainly in private ownership or abroad. Production of NG272(2) continued until 1999, when the model had been superseded by the MAN NGxx3 (A23).

In Popular Culture

MR Software have released

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which features the MAN NG272

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References

* MAN NG272 (German) NG272 Articulated buses Low-floor buses Vehicles introduced in 1990 {{bus-stub