[Withdrawn & Scrapped] ex Sydney Buses m/o 1281 - Mercedes Benz O405NH CNG/Custom Coaches Citaro.

Recorded June 2012
Body: Custom Coaches "Citaro"
Engine: Mercedes Benz OM 447hG, rear mounted
Transmission: ZF-5HP600
Fuel: Compressed Natural Gas
Low-floor: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
Length: 12.5m
Wheelbase: 6.7m
Seating capacity: 45
Seats: McConnell
Doors: Front/Centre glide-away with front wheelchair access.
Windows: Bonded windows
Ventilation: Coachair airconditioning
Destination Equipment: Mobitec - front, side and rear
1281 was SCRAPPED
ex (1281) m/o 1281 Transit Systems, Leichhardt [9/20] remains to scrap by 10/20

[@nickgodfrey1973]

That's a sound I'll never get tired of hearing!

[@whophd]

RIP, best buses Sydney ever had, despite the engine strength. I went to the CeBIT expo in Hannover Germany in 2000, and they had this bus everywhere - plus a bunch of articulated (bendy bus) versions! If it wasn't for the doors on the wrong side I'd have loved to steal one and bring it back to Sydney for us. Drivers found this 1998-1999 bus not very powerful, BUT, passengers find it very forgiving. Not only is there less jerk on the acceleration, the engine eases the deceleration, and most importantly, the bucket seats provided very needed core muscle support for those wobbly streets. You could even rest your entire forearm on the windowsill - these were two friendly elements removed in every bus after the new millennium. Since this great bus it's been lousy. Other than the B-Line, it's awful cheap bench seats everywhere for the last 25 years, and if you sit on one half because somebody else is on the other half, you always tilt sideways and fall off. You have to use those core muscles again - for the whole trip - just to stop your hips from tilting.