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Coach
3500 |
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1982 Neoplan AN440A |
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Our ex-PAT 3500
just after it arrived at the museum site |
This coach was added to our
collection March 31, 2000. Coach 3500 represents the very first coach PAT received out of
the famous 1982 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1,000 bus order. PAT received 410 coaches
from this large order starting late 1982 and later purchased an additional 60 coaches in
1986. As this was the very first coach received, it is slightly different that the
remaining 409 coaches that followed it. Coach 3500 was received by PAT to verify that
everything was as it should be and a few changes were specified for the remaining coaches.
A couple of the more noticeable differences in this coach is that the right side sander
refill door is in a different location than the left hand side (and all of the other
coaches from the order) and the side signal lights are set higher than on the other
coaches.
13 coaches in this first
order were built in 1982 with the remainder being built in 1983. The first order was
somewhat troublesome with the coaches prematurely rusting out. Neoplan rebuilt some of the
coaches in a settlement with PAT (3500 wasn't one of them). In addition, some of the
coaches were acquired by the Flxible Corporation in an exchange agreement to reduce the
cost of the Flxible order PAT received in the mid 1990's. Several of the exchanged coaches
were rebuilt and sold to a system in Canton, China. The rebuilt coaches didn't seem to
last all that long there as by 2000, they were retired there and replaced with a Chinese
version of the Flxible bus.
Coach 3500 spent most of it's
life at the Ross Division, working the North Side and North Hills routes. It was
transferred to Collier Division in 1998 when Ross Garage was undergoing renovations and
some of the routes were temporarily transferred to Collier and Harmar. When PAT committed
to letting AMCAP acquire 3500, it was at Collier and some additional work was done to the
coach. It was retained by Collier at that point and was frequently seen on the 41G Dormont
route.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Neoplan USA
Corporation
Year: 1982
Length: 40
foot
Width: 102
inches
Engine:
6V-92TA
Seating:
44 passengers
Condition:
Very good. The A/C is not working and minimal body work is needed. The engine is worn on
it but the coach could very easily go back into revenue service with just a minor
cleaning.
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