Neoplan N407

Neoplan N407 was a midibus built by Neoplan, and was the smallest among the Neoplan N400-series buses. It was first showed in 1983, when for long time on German market there was no short low-capacity bus. The bus can carry 52 passengers on board, including 27 passengers with seats.

Neoplan N407
Overview
Manufacturer	Neoplan
Production	1989–1992
Assembly	Stuttgart, Germany
Body and chassis
Class	Midibus
Body style	Single-decker city bus
Powertrain
Engine	Mercedes-Benz OM 352
Dimensions
Length	7.75 metres
Width	2.52 metres
Height	3.11 metres
Chronology
Successor	Neoplan N4007

In 1986 model had a frontwall facelift, the engine was replaced too, although it is a bus produced as a midibus in between a minibus and a full-size single-decker.

Neoplan N407 is used on buslines with a little stream of passengers or in small cities.

In 1998, Greek manufacturer ELVO created its C97. N4007 bus model, based on a Neoplan N407 chassis. 200 buses were delivered to ETHEL, the body providing bus services in Athens at the time, between 1998 and 2000 and are still in service.

Competitors

• MAN Lion's City M
• Volvo B6
• Optare MetroRider
• Dennis Dart

References

• Stiasny Marcin, Atlas autobusów, Poznan Railway Modellers Club, Poland 2008