SOR NB18 is a
low-floor articulated
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single-decker bus
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produced by
Czech
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bus manufacturer
SOR since 2008. Since 2009 bus also comes with
hybrid drive
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SOR NBH 18. In many towns they currently replace
Karosa B 741 and
Karosa B 941.
Construction features
SOR NB18 is derived from the
SOR NB 12 rigid single-decker bus
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. It is made of two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint. Engine and
automatic
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transmission are located in the left rear corner of the bus. Inside are used plastic Ster seats. Rear axle is ZF
brand, as well as medium axle, the front axle is of its own production with independent wheel suspension. Only third C axle is propulsed, meaning that this articulated bus has
pusher configuration
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. Body of the vehicle is welded from steel-voltage profiles, flashings from the outside and interior are lined with plastic sheeting. The floor of the bus is at a height of 360 mm above the ground. On the right side of the bus are five doors (first are narrower than other doors).
The
diesel hybrid bus NBH 18 is derived from NB 18, but it has
hybrid drive
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(parallel hybrid drive unit from
Allison allows accumulation of braking energy), which is then used for start-up by two
electric motor
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s built into
Automatic transmission
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The 1904 ...
.
In Czechia are also produced
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
es
SOR TNB 18 and
Škoda 31Tr SOR in
Škoda Transportation
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, which are based on SOR NB 18 bodies.
Production and operation
In 2006
SOR introduced in
Brno
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on Autotec a completely new range of
low-floor bus
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es.
Rigid single-decker bus
A single-decker bus or rigid 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 is essen ...
NB 12 and
articulated
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single-decker bus
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NB 18 were presented with their
prototype
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after the prototypes hav done both test drive through cities in Czechia and
Slovakia
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. The second bus type NB 18 was introduced at Autotec 2008 and from first prototype it differs with modified design. Serial production began in the fall of 2008, and in January 2009 was delivered first serial bus NB18 to
Nitra
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.
See also
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References
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