Arriva Esfera 60 – Tata Hispano Xerus


Coach operated by Arriva Esfera seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in May 2012. This coach with fleet number 60 is a Tata Hispano Xerus registered in 2012. It has an overall length of 40 ft and uses the Irisbus IVECO EuroRider C45 SRI chassis with the 331 kW (450 hp) IVECO Cursor 10 engine. Established in 2002 ¹ as a result of the merger of Elibus and Garcia Baile, Esfera becomes part of Arriva in 2006 ¹. Based in Madrid, Arriva Esfera operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this Tata Hispano Xerus on an occasional service.

Autocarro operado pela Arriva Esfera visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Maio de 2012. Este autocarro com o número de frota 60 é um Tata Hispano Xerus registado em 2012. Tem um comprimento total de 12,20 m e utiliza o chassis Irisbus IVECO EuroRider C45 SRI com o motor IVECO Cursor 10 de 331 kW (450 hp). Estabelecida em 2002 ¹ como resultado da fusão das empresas Elibus e Garcia Baile, a Esfera torna-se parte da Arriva em 2006 ¹. Baseada em Madrid, a Arriva Esfera opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este Tata Hispano Xerus num serviço ocasional.

¹  Some sources refer 2003 and 2007.  


Arriva Esfera 

Established in 2006 and based in Madrid, Arriva Esfera operates regular specialized services and occasional services. ●

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

60

Coach

5390 HJY

2012

2012



● References 

Wikipedia | "Tata Hispano"
Tata Hispano | "Tata Hispano Xerus" catalog 
Wikipedia | "IVECO Bus"
Irisbus IVECO | "Chassis Range" catalog
Irisbus IVECO | "Irisbus EuroRider Chassis 397E.12.45 - Cursor 10" data sheet
Irisbus IVECO | "Irisbus IVECO EuroRider Chassis C38 ER / C38A ER / C45 ER / C38 SRI / C38A SRI / C45 SRI" data sheet
Carrilbus #99 | "Javier Fuentes, director general de Arriva Esfera" press interview
Wikipedia | "Madrid"
Wikipedia | "Madrid" pt-br

1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp


● How does an Tata Hispano Xerus sounds like in operation? Sadly, I didn't find any interesting video on this vehicle.

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