[Buses in Beijing]京华 Jinghua BK6182 北京公交集团 BPT #14135 Front-left at Xiuyuan

A BK6182 semi-low-floor rear-engine non-air-conditioning articulated city bus made by Jinghua, Beijing

 

One of the prior mass-produced 18m rear-engine articulated buses in China, BK6182 and its sibling BK6182B (that carries a different engine) have a significant influence on China's articulated bus's design and manufacture. After their release, a surging number of domestic bus makers shifted their focus from costly, complicated low-floor articulated buses to more affordable semi-low-floor ones. Meanwhile, Beijing also led the trend of using rear-engine articulated buses on lines other than BRT.

 

Propulsion of BK6182 comes from a 250hp Cummins ISBe250 30 Euro III diesel engine, and is transferred by an Allison T310R 6AT gearbox with integrated retarder. Linking the two sections is a Chinese-made Ikarus hydraulic, electrically-controlled articulation bogie. At all three entrances, the floor is two steps above the ground.

 

Face design of BK6182(B) is generally a simple copy from MAN Lion's City, but the tail is in an original, quite sleek pattern. All three doors are 1280mm width, allowing rapid passenger flow boarding and alighting. Interior arrangement is a little better than that of the DD6181s, although considerable room is wasted. The biggest problem of BK6182(B) is the very disconcerting quality---undefined assembly, and a high malfunction rate.

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