JC #17 SOLVED by pnegyesi - Den Oudsten X98 (2001)

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Please identify this carbus and earn a point

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I suppose I need to ask the expert to identify it then.

[del78]

czech?

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It's not.

[del78]

european?

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It is European

[del78]

behind iron curtain?

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It did not exist at the time this bus was build.

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Well, I assume it will not last here...

[guido66]

Dutch?

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Very close. In fact, it is Dutch.

[pnegyesi]

Den Oudsten X98, 2001
Een tweede prototype lichtgewicht bus met conventionele aandrijving was sinds 1998 in ontwikkeling in samenwerking met Kooymans D'Sign

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That seems to be it, really.
It was decided after the X97 that it was better to specialize in one direction, not experimenting with drive and boyd at the same time. An order was received, but by then, the company started to go bankrupt. A shame really, because they had been the Standard Bus in Dutch streets for years.

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PS) Point added

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Some additional info:
Den Oudsten Bussen created the RET X-98 which was to enter revenue service in Rotterdam, but aside from stirring momentary interest at a few shows, the modular vehicle could not save the company from bankruptcy. The Fokker-Stork body technology was licensed to APT Systems in Helmond NL which was incorporated into the Phileas, which has achieved little success. The license for the Fokker Stork body technology is held in North America by New Flyer but this again has achieved no commercial success

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The bus still exists...