The Irisbus Europolis, also known as the Iveco 200 Europolis, was an Italian low-floor bus and midibus designed by Cacciamali and produced by Irisbus from 1996 to 2007. It was an integrally built vehicle able to carry 49 passengers, and it spread widely through Italy and reached Lyon in France and Thessaloniki in Greece.
Iveco Europolis at a glance
| Also known as | Iveco 200 Europolis, Irisbus 203E Europolis |
|---|---|
| Designer | Cacciamali, based on the TCM890 |
| Producer | Irisbus, now Iveco Bus |
| Production | 1996–2007 |
| Layout | low-floor integral midibus |
| Capacity | 49 passengers |
| Iveco Europolis versions | 200.7.15 of 7.8 m, 200.9.15 of 9.2 m, 200.10.15 of 10 m |
| Irisbus versions | 203E.7.13, 203E.9.24 and 203E.10.24 of 7.8, 9.2 and 10.5 m |
| Engines | Fiat 8060.45 until 2001, then Iveco Tector four or six |
| Gearbox | ZF 4 HP 500 automatic |
| Fuel | diesel, CNG and electric versions |
History of the Iveco Europolis
The Europolis was born in 1996 on an idea of Cacciamali, which proposed it in two versions of 9 and 10 metres called TCN105 and TCM920, based on the TCM890, itself derived from the Portesi Civibus. In 1999 Iveco bought the design and left construction to its bus division Irisbus, while Cacciamali went on supplying the bodywork.
In the first years of production, between 1996 and 2001, the bus used the Fiat 8060.45 engine, replaced by the Iveco Tector four or six when the Euro III rules came into force. The engine was always paired with a ZF 4 HP 500 automatic gearbox. Diesel was the basic fuel, and an electric version developed with ALTRA and a compressed natural gas version were also sold.
The range came in three lengths, 7.8, 9.2 and 10 metres, later 10.5 metres under the Irisbus name, with two or three inward-rotating doors and urban, suburban or interurban layouts. The bus spread mainly through Italy, where the largest fleets were bought by ATAC in Rome, ACTT and then MOM in Treviso, AMTS in Catania, AST in Sicily, CTM in Cagliari, ANM in Naples, ACFT and then TPER in Ferrara, AMT and then ATV in Verona, CSTP in Salerno and Conerobus in Ancona, which took three CNG suburban buses. Examples also went to TCL in Lyon and to the transport companies of Pula and Thessaloniki.
Design and features
- Low floor: an integral low-floor midibus for city and suburban work.
- Cacciamali design: developed from the Cacciamali TCM890.
- Three lengths: 7.8, 9.2 and 10 or 10.5 metres.
- Three fuels: diesel, compressed natural gas and electricity.
Iveco Europolis versions
- Europolis 200.7.15: 7.8 metres, urban and suburban.
- Europolis 200.9.15: 9.2 metres, urban, suburban and interurban.
- Europolis 200.10.15: 10 metres, urban and suburban.
- Irisbus 203E.7.13: 7.8 metres, diesel or electric.
- Irisbus 203E.9.24: 9.2 metres, diesel or CNG.
- Irisbus 203E.10.24: 10.5 metres, diesel.
The Europolis was the smaller relative of the CityClass and was replaced in the range by later Iveco midibuses. More Iveco buses are in the Iveco collection.
Sources
- Irisbus Europolis, English Wikipedia: capacity, cities
- Irisbus Europolis, Italian Wikipedia: design, versions, engines, fleets
.jpg){kind=link}