| Neoplan N4016 | |
| Manufacturer: | Neoplan |
| Production: | 1988-99 |
| Assembly: | Pilsting, Bavaria Bolechowo, Poland |
| Capacity: | 31 - 39 (seated) |
| Length: | 12m (39feet) |
| Width: | 2.5m (08.2feet) |
| Floortype: | Low entry |
| Doors: | 1 (UK) 1-3 (Europe) |
| Chassis: | Integral |
| Related: | Neoplan N4009 |
| Engine: | MAN or DAF |
| Transmission: | Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen |
| Successor: | Neoplan Centroliner |
The Neoplan N4016 was a low-floor single-decker bus built by Neoplan between 1988 and 1999, initially at Stuttgart in Germany and later also in Poland.[1] It is the larger version of the Neoplan N4009 midibus.
In Belarus, Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) took contacts with Neoplan in order to produce the, a low-floor bus closely related to the Neoplan N4016. While the MAZ-101 sold poorly, subsequent variants (and the three-axle) have been sold to a vast amount of Belarusian, Russian and foreign operators and are still in production today.
The N4016 is a 12-meter long and 2.5-meter wide bus, commonly powered by either a MAN or DAF engine, and equipped with a Voith or ZF Friedrichshafen transmission. This model of bus is known for its spacious seating, typically accommodating 31 to 39 passengers, along with a large standing capacity. Notable features of the N4016 include a double-curvature windscreen, a separately mounted destination sign, and a uniquely rounded roof dome. The design of the roof dome distinguishes it from the existing Centroliner model, featuring a more pronounced curvature.
The N4016 is remembered for being the first low-entry single-decker bus sold in the United Kingdom. Twelve were sold in the United Kingdom, all delivered to Merseybus for use on Merseytravel's SMART bus network in Liverpool.[2]
Athens-based bus operator, OAS, purchased 93 Neoplan N4016s in 1994. All of them were retired in 2009 and have since been abandoned in a vacant lot in Ano Liosia.[3]
Poznań-based tram and bus operator, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Poznaniu, purchased 32 Neoplan N4016s between 1996 and 1999. The last Neoplan N4016s were withdrawn in 2014.