Neoplan N4016

Neoplan N4016
Arriva NW Neoplan N4016 (exterior)
Arriva NW Neoplan N4016 (interior)
Overview
Manufacturer	Neoplan
Body and chassis
Doors	1 door (UK) 1 door, 2 doors or 3 doors (Europe)
Floor type	Low entry
Chassis	Integral
Powertrain
Engine	MAN or DAF
Capacity	31–39 (seated)
Transmission	Voith or ZF
Dimensions
Length	12 m (39 ft)
Width	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Chronology
Successor	Neoplan Centroliner

The Neoplan N4016 is a low-floor single-decker bus built by Neoplan until 1999, initially at Stuttgart in Germany and later also in Poland. It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.

The N4016 is remembered for being the first low-entry single-decker bus sold in the United Kingdom.

The N4016 is 12m long and 2.5m wide, and is powered by a MAN or DAF engine with Voith or ZF transmission. The N4016 typically seats 31 or 39 with a large standing capacity. Some interesting features that it has a double-curvature windscreen, a separately mounted destination sign and a rounded roof dome that is more rounded than the existing Centroliner that is slightly different from the existing Centroliner.

Only twelve N4016s were sold in the United Kingdom. They were bought by Merseyside PTE in 1994 for use on Merseytravel SMART services in Liverpool, and were operated by MTL. They later passed to MTL for use on other services, primarily between Liverpool and Croxteth Park. MTL's successor Arriva North West and Wales continued to operate them until late 2008, also between Liverpool and Croxteth Park (route 18A), when they were replaced by Wright Pulsars. Two examples survived until early 2009, and were also replaced by Wright Pulsars.