Mercedes-Benz O 305 O-Bahn [VÖV]

Mercedes-Benz O 305 O-Bahn [VÖV] in Sonda, Non-fiction TV, 1977-1989 Ep. 404

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Weasel1984 ◊ 2011-02-25 19:51	Daimler introduced this for the first time in 1979, but "rolls" could be added also to older bus I think. -- Last edit: 2011-10-30 18:43:17
Ingo ◊ 2011-02-26 16:23	In my birth-town Essen they had this system for some years up to the mid-90ies, even for trolley-buses. When they reached the special lanes (former tram-ways, resp. the concrete-carriageway was built besides the tram-tracks, so both systems could use it) the trolley-bracket was lifted up. They stopped with that system around 1994/95, when there was a crash, where an old lady died. One bus overturned by entering the "O-Bahn"-lane. AFAIK this is the only "O-Bahn"-carriageway left until today in Essen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDR2UTwGyA8 (from 0:40 to 1:15 - it's not the sun at 1:07 ). But it's only used by normal buses, there are no trolley-buses any more in use in this town.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2011-02-26 21:16	I had some doubts how to list this, as I thought it is better known (such vehicle) under the name "spurbus", but MB used "Omnibus Bahn/O-Bahn" fore entire system when it was introduced. Nice music in this video BTW. -- Last edit: 2011-02-26 21:39:18

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Weasel1984

◊ 2011-02-25 19:51

Daimler introduced this for the first time in 1979, but "rolls" could be added also to older bus I think.

-- Last edit: 2011-10-30 18:43:17

Ingo

◊ 2011-02-26 16:23

In my birth-town Essen they had this system for some years up to the mid-90ies, even for trolley-buses. When they reached the special lanes (former tram-ways, resp. the concrete-carriageway was built besides the tram-tracks, so both systems could use it) the trolley-bracket was lifted up.
They stopped with that system around 1994/95, when there was a crash, where an old lady died. One bus overturned by entering the "O-Bahn"-lane.

AFAIK this is the only "O-Bahn"-carriageway left until today in Essen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDR2UTwGyA8 (from 0:40 to 1:15 - it's not the sun at 1:07

). But it's only used by normal buses, there are no trolley-buses any more in use in this town.

Weasel1984

◊ 2011-02-26 21:16

I had some doubts how to list this, as I thought it is better known (such vehicle) under the name "spurbus", but MB used "Omnibus Bahn/O-Bahn" fore entire system when it was introduced. Nice music in this video BTW.

-- Last edit: 2011-02-26 21:39:18

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