Autocares Zambrano 54 – King Long C9


Coach operated by Autocares Zambrano seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, in October 2015. This coach with fleet number 54 is a King Long C9 registered in 2015. It has an overall length of 29.5 ft and can accommodate 35 seated passengers (35+1+1). Fainsa Gala seats. It features integral construction and uses the 228 kW (310 hp) Cummins ISBe6.7 engine. Based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Autocares Zambrano ¹ operates regular specialized services and occasional services. Here, we see this King Long C9 on an occasional service.

Established in 1988 and based in Xiamen, China, King Long ² offers an extensive range of buses and coaches with lengths between 19.7 and 42.7 ft and predominantly equipped with Cummins engines manufactured under license (China Cummins). King Long, or 金龙 in simplified Chinese, can be translated as "Golden Dragon". C9 denotes a 9-meter (9) coach (C). ●


Autocarro operado pela Autocares Zambrano visto na Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa, em Outubro de 2015. Este autocarro com o número de frota 54 é um King Long C9 registado em 2015. Tem um comprimento total de 8,995 m e pode acomodar 35 passageiros sentados (35+1+1). Assentos Fainsa Gala. Possui construção integral e utiliza o motor Cummins ISBe6.7 de 228 kW (310 hp). Baseada em Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a Autocares Zambrano ¹ opera serviços regulares especializados e serviços ocasionais. Aqui, vemos este King Long C9 num serviço ocasional. 

Criada em 1988 e baseada em Xiamen, China, a King Long ² propõe uma extensa gama de autocarros com comprimentos entre os 6 e os 13 m e prevalentemente equipados com motores Cummins fabricados sob licença (China Cummins). King Long, ou 金 龙 em Chinês simplificado, pode ser traduzido como "Dragão Dourado". C9 denota um autocarro de turismo (C, Coach) de 9 metros (9). ● 


¹  Autocares Zambrano, S.L., Sanlúcar de Barrameda – Cádiz. 
²  厦门金龙联合汽车工业有限公司 or King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd., Xiamen. 


Autocares Zambrano 

Based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Autocares Zambrano operates regular specialized services and occasional services. ●

Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

54

Coach

7697 JHB

2015

2015


● References 

Wikipedia | "King Long" 
King Long | "C9" brochure 
Wikipedia | "Cummins"
Wikipedia | "Cummins B Series engine" 
Wikipedia | "Sanlúcar de Barrameda" pt-PT 

1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp
1 cm³ → 0.0610237 ci

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