Grupo Castrosua delivers 11 bodies to Urbanos de Zaragoza

• Of these 11 bodies, three are articulated and eight are standard
• In total, it is planned that by the end of the year a total of 18 units will be incorporated, as 7 more units will enter service during the month of December.

Grupo Castrosua recently delivered a total of 11 units of its City Versus model to Autobuses Urbanos de Zaragoza, a body designed for the urban segment, three of which are articulated and eight are 12 meters long. In total, it is planned that by the end of the year a total of 18 units will be incorporated, as 7 more 12-meter buses will enter service during the month of December. The presentation of the 11 units took place on November 25th in the parking lot of the Urbanos de Zaragoza depots and was attended by the company’s director, Juan Abel, its operations manager, Luis Ángel Rivera, and the maintenance manager, Rafael Cañete, among others. Of this first delivery, three are articulated and eight are standard (all of them diesel). The articulated City Versus have been bodied on MAN A24 chassis and have a length of 18 meters. They comply with the specifications of Regulation 107 and are approved as class I. They also have an AA Hispacold 20NA air conditioning and heating system. Each of them has 42 seats and has two spaces for wheelchairs, as well as an automatic ramp with lower protection. On the other hand, the driver’s area has an anti-vandal lock with an electromagnet; an equally anti-vandal partition; an upper glove compartment with a push-button lock; a support for the rear-view camera monitor; and an LED lighting strip. Finally, the articulated vehicles have a CUBE pre-installation system and TSC validator; a reinforced vending machine; a ticket canceling machine; SAE pre-installation; Hanover signs; USB sockets; and brochure holders. In addition, the eight standard bodies, with MAN A22 chassis, have a length of 12 meters and, like the previous ones, are approved as class I. Each of them is equipped with 28 passenger seats, in addition to the driver’s seat, and has two spaces for wheelchairs. Additionally, they are equipped with an EWR automatic ramp from Hidrel. They have a Hispacold 12 L Plus heating and air conditioning system; parsol windows; and a driver’s door with an electric lock and an anti-abandonment system. They also have a rear-view camera with a 7” monitor, SAE pre-installation, Hanover signs, a reinforced vending machine, and pre-installation for the CUBE system and TSC validator. In parallel, they are equipped with the Fogmaker system; horizontal bars above the doors; buzzers for areas designated for people with reduced mobility; USB sockets; hanging handrails; brochure holders; and a diagonal yellow band from the driver’s position to the front wheel arch of 8cm, to delimit the maximum occupancy area, among other technical features. About City Versus Due to its design and manufacturing characteristics, Castrosua’s City Versus is specifically aimed at urban transport. Bodyable on any chassis on the market, this model covers the most frequent needs of urban bus fleets: reliability, accessibility to all mechanical components, and the possibility of incorporating alternative fuels.