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The NEOPLAN Skyliner is a double-deck multi-axle luxury touring coach built by the German coach manufacturer and MAN SE subsidiary NEOPLAN Bus GmbH. It was introduced in 1964. ==History== In 1964, the founder's second son, Konrad Auwärter, developed a double-deck design for a service bus as part of his dissertation.〔 〕 The 'Do-Bus' design had extremely low weight, and could carry over 100 passengers.〔 It also featured a low-frame front axle with forward-mounted steering gear that permitted a low flat floor.〔〔 〕 The double-deck principle was applied to coach design, creating a revolutionary high-capacity comfortable vehicle for touring. This vehicle was known as the Skyliner,〔 〕 and created an image for the company that differentiated the NEOPLAN brand from its competitors, and created interest in its products across Europe. A second manufacturing facility opened in Pilsting in 1973,〔 〕〔 〕 and a third opening in Kumasi, Ghana in December 1974〔 to support a large order.〔 The double-deck Skyliner concept was taken to its ultimate conclusion in 1975, with the introduction of the Jumbocruiser,〔 a double-deck articulated coach long〔〔 and high.〔 The Spaceliner,〔 〕 introduced in 1979 took the Cityliner concept of passenger floor level above the driver, and extended the actual floor above the cab. This kept the height of the vehicle lower than a double-decker, at , but still allowed installation of toilets, kitchens or sleep cabins below the passenger compartment.〔 SCRTD of Los Angeles, operated Neoplan Skyliners during the 1980s and early 1990s. Antelope Valley Transit Authority operated Skyliners on their Lancaster-Los Angeles route during the late 1990s early 2000s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neoplan Skyliner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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