Smart Convertible
Whether Abus have the capability of removing the roof or not, the concept of it is still there, and for any future owners it could be a selling point. I feel it fits nicely into their fleet, and it luckily survived the November 5th arson attack.
Abus' SN04 CPE is seen on Keynsham High Street, while operating a 349 from Bristol Bus Station. The 349 is a half hourly service, and is operated Monday to Friday on behalf of First West of England. SN04CPE was new in June 2004 to Lothian (now under the Transport for Edinburgh brand), as their 999 for demonstration purposes. When it left Lothian Buses, it was converted to an open top vehicle, and given horrible plastic seats, for use in London. It was then transferred away from London to Southend. Abus then acquired it, and have kept the roof on it, as it is a convertable open top. They also gave it bench seats with a red moquette. Upstairs it has leather bench seats, meaning that they can remove the roof and use it as an open top without having to change the seats. It is a Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka.
Smart Convertible
Whether Abus have the capability of removing the roof or not, the concept of it is still there, and for any future owners it could be a selling point. I feel it fits nicely into their fleet, and it luckily survived the November 5th arson attack.
Abus' SN04 CPE is seen on Keynsham High Street, while operating a 349 from Bristol Bus Station. The 349 is a half hourly service, and is operated Monday to Friday on behalf of First West of England. SN04CPE was new in June 2004 to Lothian (now under the Transport for Edinburgh brand), as their 999 for demonstration purposes. When it left Lothian Buses, it was converted to an open top vehicle, and given horrible plastic seats, for use in London. It was then transferred away from London to Southend. Abus then acquired it, and have kept the roof on it, as it is a convertable open top. They also gave it bench seats with a red moquette. Upstairs it has leather bench seats, meaning that they can remove the roof and use it as an open top without having to change the seats. It is a Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka.