[Aditya]

Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer, Scania displayed four vehicles at its pavilion - one long distance bus, one tipper, one puller, and one haulage tractor .


Metrolink HD multi-axle coach
Length: 13.7 / 14.5 m
Width: 2.6 m
Height: 3.7 m
Door Configuration: 1-0-0
Wheel Configuration: 6x2 with hydraulically steered tag axle
Fuel Capacity: 465 litres
Passenger Capacity: 13. 7 m - 49 Harita reclining passenger seats with footrest, calf support and magazine holder / 53 reclining passenger seats with footrest and magazine holder
14.5 m - 53 Harita reclining passenger seats with footrest, calf support and magazine holder / 57 reclining passenger seats with footrest and magazine holder
Driver's Area: Harita seating, basic instrument cluster, Scania fleet management
Climate System: Air conditioning from Eberspacher or ThermoKing
AV Equipment: Radio, CD, TC screens in front and middle
Luggage Space: 10.5 cu m
Luggage compartment height: max 115 cm
Engine: 13.7 m - Scania 13-litre, 360 hp, Euro-3 compliant; 14.5 m - 410 hp, Euro-3 compliant
Gearbox: Scania 8-speed, fully automatic Scania Opticruise
Brakes and Safety: Disc Brakes, electronic brake system, anti-lock brake system, traction Control, Scania retarder (manual / automatic control), automatically controlled exhaust brake system, electronic stability programme, reversing camera, bus stop brake, hill hold



At 13.7 m, this is one long monster. However, it is not the longest. There is an even longer one available!




Rear wheels and tag wheel


Front wheel


Steering wheel with instrument cluster


Display for reversing camera


An array of switches for various functions. Traction control off - oh yeah!


Parking brake, light controls


Sliding driver's window


Seat belt and charging point for the driver


Blaupunkt receiver


Well-lit and spacious interiors


Driver's seat is very comfortable


A safety hammer for every window


Digital clock, AV screen folds away when not in use. There are three of them along the length of the passage.


Overhead storage space


Roof hatch emergency exit


Charging point - there's one at each end of every row

[Aditya]

P 410 8x4 Tipper
Application: Mining
Length: 9.0 m
Width: 2.55 m
Height: 3.7 m
Minimum ground clearance: 400 mm
Performance (GVW 50 Tons): Gradeability 1st gear - 43%; Startability 30%; Max. speed 45 kph (limited)
Fuel Tank: 380 litres
Cabin Interior: Air-conditioned, fully adjustable, suspended driver and passenger seat.
Engine: 12.7-litre, in-line 6-cylinder, 410 hp, 2000 Nm, Euro-3 compliant
Gearbox: Scania GRS0925 12-speed, range-splitter gearbox with overdrive, 2 crawler, 2 reverse gears. Scania Opticruise automated gear changing system
Brakes and Safety: Direct-action full air brakes, automatic slack adjusters, exhaust brake, ABS and traction control










R 500 6x4 Puller
Length: 6.9 m
Width: 2.55 m
Height: 3.46 m
Performance (GCW 200 Tons): Gradeability with max load - 13%; Startability with max load 8.8%
Fuel Tank: 200 (L) + 300 (R) litres
Cabin Interior: Air-conditioned sleeper cab, roof hatch, fully adjustable driver seat.
Engine: 15.6-litre, V8, turbo diesel, 500 hp, 2400 Nm
Gearbox: Scania GRS0925R 12-speed, range-splitter gearbox with overdrive, 2 crawler, 2 reverse gears. Scania Opticruise automated gear changing system
Brakes and Safety: Dual-line, direct-action full air brakes, automatic slack adjusters, exhaust brake, ABS and traction control, hydraulic retarder

[Aditya]

G 410 6x2 Haulage Tractor
Length: 6.86 m
Width: 2.55 m
Height: 3.34 m
Minimum ground clearance: 400 mm
Performance (GCW 49 Tons): Gradeability with max load - 18.1%; Startability with max load 14.2%
Fuel Tank: 300 (L) + 300 (R) litres
Cabin Interior: Air-conditioned sleeper cab, roof hatch, fully adjustable driver seat
Engine: 12.7-litre, in-line 6-cylinder, 410 hp, 2000 Nm, Euro-3 compliant
Gearbox: Scania GRS0925R 12+2, range-splitter gearbox with overdrive, 2 crawler, 2 reverse gears. Scania Opticruise automated gear changing system
Brakes and Safety: Dual-line, direct-action full air brakes, automatic slack adjusters, exhaust brake, ABS, traction control, hydraulic retarder, APS (intelligent air-processing system)

[Aditya]

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[TheARUN]

Any idea about prices? Bus manufacturers are not transparent about pricing at all, so difficult to find prices

[Aditya]

Originally Posted by TheARUN

Any idea about prices? Bus manufacturers are not transparent about pricing at all, so difficult to find prices

Nothing mentioned. Besides, I covered Scania on the second day, which had business hours. That meant lots of visitors. I got someone to guide me with the bus, but had to figure my way myself with the trucks.

[jalsa777]

Originally Posted by Aditya

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I have never quite figure out what's inside the big 'box' that these pullers have.
Anyone kind enough to shed light on it. Thanks in advance.

[swiftdiesel]

Originally Posted by jalsa777

I have never quite figure out what's inside the big 'box' that these pullers have.
Anyone kind enough to shed light on it. Thanks in advance.

That big box you see is called a "ballast". The box is all about weight and it's there to aide traction especially when pulling long heavy oversized trailer loads. If this "weight" box wasn't there, there won't be enough traction to pull (just wheel spin) and in extreme cases the nose of the cabin may go skyward.

[tharian]

Few pictures I took from outside the Scania factory near Kolar.