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748 - Ex SALCAI > 748 - Ex GLOBAL

Carrocería/Bodywork: Castrosua CS-40

 

Chassis: Mercedes Benz OH1627

 

Lote/Batch info: 1/2 - 5 total (747-751)

 

Matricula/Plate: GC-0412-AY

 

Longitud/Length: 10m

 

Servicio/Service: 1992 - 2016 (Donated / Donado)

 

Info (SP): En total fueron doce los vehiculos carrozados por Castrosua en la gama CS-40 con motorización Mercedes Benz de diez que adquirio Salvia. En el caso de esta unidad, fue de las pocas de su serie que permanecio activa pasados los 2000. De hecho puede presumir de ser de los vehiculos mas longevos de la empresa, sumando mas de dos decadas de servicio. En 2016, con el comienzo de la renovacion de la flota, todos los modelos restantes fueron donados a Cuba, donde parece que siguieron dando guerra.

 

Info (EN): A total of twelve vehicles were built by Castrosua and powered by Mercedes Benz in their CS-40 range measuring ten metres which began service in Saluki. In the case of this particular vehicle, it is one of the few of its series to survive past the 2000s. In fact it can be proudly pointed as one of the longest serving vehicles in Global's fleet, having served over two decades. In 2016, with the beginning of Global's fleet renewal, all the remaining buses were donated to Cuba, where they seemed to have carried on powering.

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