The name "Setra" comes from "selbsttragend" (self-supporting). This refers to the integral nature of the construction of the vehicles back in the 1950s when competitor vehicles still featured a separate chassis and body (often manufactured by separate companies). It is also possible that, with an eye to export markets, the company was mindful that for non-German speakers, the name "Kässbohrer" is difficult to pronounce. Until 1995 the firm operated under the name Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, but in that year economic difficulties enforced its sale to Daimler-Benz AG (between 1998 and 2008 known, especially in the United States, by the name of its holding company Daimler Chrysler). Since 1995,[2] Setra has been a brand of the Daimler subsidiary, EvoBus GmbH.
The North American distribution for Setra by Daimler was set to be partnered and taken over by Motor Coach Industries on April 25, 2012, as Daimler restructured its North American bus operations in 2013;[3] this agreement lasted until the end of 2017 when the REV Group assumed distribution responsibilities. Daimler has again self-distributed Setra coaches in North America since January 2020, through its new subsidiary, Daimler Coaches North America, LLC, with service support from Daimler Truck North America.
The first Setra coach, the Type S8, so called because it contained eight rows of seats, was introduced in April 1951 at the French Internationale Automobile-vouz. It featured a self-supporting body designed by Otto Kässbohrer, a concept now featured in most modern coaches and buses. Equally unusual at the time was the decision to locate the engine behind the rear axle; the rear-mounted engine configuration is another voux bus-Setra innovation which subsequently became mainstream. It simplified the production process and created a range of passenger-focused possibilities regarding the floor level in the passenger and driver/crew sections, and for high-floor layouts, flexible use of the underfloor area.
The maximum number of seat rows can be identified by the type designation. In the first Setra series, the number of seats was alone. In the second series (series 100), a 0 or 5 was affixed, and one of the numbers preceded in each of the following series (series 200, 300, and 400). Example: S 8 (= 8 seat rows), S 140 (= 14 seat rows), S 215 (= 15 seat rows), S 417 (= 17 seat rows), or S 319 UL (= 19 seat rows). The seats are reduced by comforter buildings or a certain star classification; The type designation is retained. Starting from the series 200, additions after the number indicated the equipment: current (series 400/500) are H for high-floor construction (no wheel arches in the passenger compartment), HD for high floor, HDH for an extra-high floor, DT for double-deck touring bus, MD for mid-height floor (a spinoff of the GT series), UL for interurban commuter buses and NF for low-floor buses. In the past, the Grand Tourisme (GT), HDS for double-deck, SL for city buses, and NR (low-floor Rational) were used for the first highway low-floor (200 series). Only a few types were given different designations, for example, the S 250 Special (a modified S 215 HD which was also offered as an entry-level model after the introduction of the 300 series) and the S 300 NC (a former low-floor city bus as a predecessor of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro).
The different models of the 200 series also bore the name designations with name suffixes, whereby the designation International (with the letter I appended to the type designation) for travel and combi-buses with simplified heating/ventilation was used. The term Communal and Regional were used for regular services, and Rational for travel combination models. The short-term offered club bus model based on the S 210 H deviated from the name Real. Air-conditioned high-floor buses were called Optimal, the double-deck S 216 HDS Royal and the double-deck S 228 DT Imperial. The export version of the 215 HDH for the US market (later on, the HDH model for the local market was based) was called Transcontinental. Some of these designations still existed with the introduction of the 300 series, as for the S 328 DT, at the latest with the introduction of the 400 series, these name additions with the division into MultiClass, ComfortClass and TopClass were abandoned. Additionally, the name Business has been produced in Turkey since 2013, with simpler equipment.
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2018 Kazakhstan bus fire – On January 18, 2018, a fire occurred in the passenger compartment of a 1989 Setra bus in Kazakhstan, resulting in 52 deaths. The fire was due to an open-flame cooker being used onboard the vehicle, adjacent to fuel canisters being kept in the passenger compartment.
GalleryEdit
1951 Setra S8 French
Setra S6 ca. 1955
1959 Setra S9
Setra S110H coach from 1972, Germany
Setra S215HR (R = Regional)
Setra S215HD (HD = High Deck) 1981
Kässbohrer Setra S215UL (Überland = interurban) German Police
^"MCI announces signing of letter of intent to acquire the Setra business in the U.S. and Canada". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
BibliographyEdit
Bollinger, Franz; Pflüger, Hellmut (1968). 75 Jahre Kässbohrer - 1893 bis 1968 - Festschrift - Erzeugnisse im Wandel der Zeit und aus der Chronik der Familie Kässbohrer [75 years of Kässbohrer - 1893 to 1968 - Festschrift - products in the course of time and from the chronicle of the Kässbohrer family] (in German). Ulm, Germany: Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke. OCLC 74176766.
Hanke, Dieter (1986). 75 Jahre Omnibusbau bei Kässbohrer 1911 - 1986: Vom Holzaufbau zum modernen Setra [75 Years of Bus Manufacturing at Kässbohrer 1911 - 1986: From wooden body to the modern Setra] (in German). Bonn: Omnisbusspiegel - Sonderdruck. ISBN3925301690.
Losemann, Jörg (1998). Aus dem Setra-Familienalbum: Die Vorfahren des Fortschritts [From the Setra Family Album: The Ancestors of Progress] (in German). Ulm, Germany: EvoBus GmbH Setra-Omnibusse. ISBN3882942614.
Mutard, Dieter (1995). Setra-Technologie Tradition und Innovation aus Ulm [Setra Technology Tradition and Innovation from Ulm] (in German). Ulm, Germany: DWM Pressebüro und Verlag / EvoBus GmbH Setra-Omnibusse. OCLC 312757012.
——————; Loeffler, Stefan (2001). Setra Omnibusse seit 1951 [Setra Omnibuses since 1951] (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN3613021919.
——————; Forberger, Petra (2003). Großes aus kleinen Anfängen: 100 Jahre Otto Kässbohrer [Big Things from Small Beginnings: 100 Years of Otto Kässbohrer] (in German). Ulm, Germany: DWM Verlag.
Schindler, Manfred (1984). Otto Kässbohrer: His views and achievements in an era of change (2nd, expanded ed.). Ulm, Germany: Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke. OCLC 499892642.
Weber, Alexander (2014). Kässbohrer & Setra-Omnibusse [Kässbohrer & Setra Omnibuses] (in German). Vol. Band 1. [Volume 1.] Brilon, Germany: Podszun Verlag. ISBN9783861337300.
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setra, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2012, learn, w. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Setra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Setra 1 is a German bus brand of EvoBus GmbH itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG SetraTypeBrandIndustryAutomotivePredecessorKarl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbHFounded1951ProductsTourist bus city buses intercity busesOwnerDaimler TruckParentEvoBusWebsitewww wbr setra bus wbr comThe name Setra comes from selbsttragend self supporting This refers to the integral nature of the construction of the vehicles back in the 1950s when competitor vehicles still featured a separate chassis and body often manufactured by separate companies It is also possible that with an eye to export markets the company was mindful that for non German speakers the name Kassbohrer is difficult to pronounce Until 1995 the firm operated under the name Karl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH but in that year economic difficulties enforced its sale to Daimler Benz AG between 1998 and 2008 known especially in the United States by the name of its holding company Daimler Chrysler Since 1995 2 Setra has been a brand of the Daimler subsidiary EvoBus GmbH The North American distribution for Setra by Daimler was set to be partnered and taken over by Motor Coach Industries on April 25 2012 as Daimler restructured its North American bus operations in 2013 3 this agreement lasted until the end of 2017 when the REV Group assumed distribution responsibilities Daimler has again self distributed Setra coaches in North America since January 2020 through its new subsidiary Daimler Coaches North America LLC with service support from Daimler Truck North America Contents 1 History 2 Models 2 1 Current 2 2 Historic 3 Major incidents 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The first Setra coach the Type S8 so called because it contained eight rows of seats was introduced in April 1951 at the French Internationale Automobile vouz It featured a self supporting body designed by Otto Kassbohrer a concept now featured in most modern coaches and buses Equally unusual at the time was the decision to locate the engine behind the rear axle the rear mounted engine configuration is another voux bus Setra innovation which subsequently became mainstream It simplified the production process and created a range of passenger focused possibilities regarding the floor level in the passenger and driver crew sections and for high floor layouts flexible use of the underfloor area Models EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The maximum number of seat rows can be identified by the type designation In the first Setra series the number of seats was alone In the second series series 100 a 0 or 5 was affixed and one of the numbers preceded in each of the following series series 200 300 and 400 Example S 8 8 seat rows S 140 14 seat rows S 215 15 seat rows S 417 17 seat rows or S 319 UL 19 seat rows The seats are reduced by comforter buildings or a certain star classification The type designation is retained Starting from the series 200 additions after the number indicated the equipment current series 400 500 are H for high floor construction no wheel arches in the passenger compartment HD for high floor HDH for an extra high floor DT for double deck touring bus MD for mid height floor a spinoff of the GT series UL for interurban commuter buses and NF for low floor buses In the past the Grand Tourisme GT HDS for double deck SL for city buses and NR low floor Rational were used for the first highway low floor 200 series Only a few types were given different designations for example the S 250 Special a modified S 215 HD which was also offered as an entry level model after the introduction of the 300 series and the S 300 NC a former low floor city bus as a predecessor of the Mercedes Benz Citaro The different models of the 200 series also bore the name designations with name suffixes whereby the designation International with the letter I appended to the type designation for travel and combi buses with simplified heating ventilation was used The term Communal and Regional were used for regular services and Rational for travel combination models The short term offered club bus model based on the S 210 H deviated from the name Real Air conditioned high floor buses were called Optimal the double deck S 216 HDS Royal and the double deck S 228 DT Imperial The export version of the 215 HDH for the US market later on the HDH model for the local market was based was called Transcontinental Some of these designations still existed with the introduction of the 300 series as for the S 328 DT at the latest with the introduction of the 400 series these name additions with the division into MultiClass ComfortClass and TopClass were abandoned Additionally the name Business has been produced in Turkey since 2013 with simpler equipment Current Edit 07 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 31MultiClass 400 S 412 UL S 415 H S 415 UL S 415 UL business S 415 LE business S 416 H S 416 UL S 416 UL business S 416 LE business S 417 UL S 417 UL business S 418 LE business S 419 ULComfortClass 400 S 407 CC North America TopClass 400 S 417 TC North America S 431 DTComfortClass 500 S 511 HD S 515 HD S 515 MD S 516 HD S 516 HD 2 S 516 MD S 517 HD S 519 HDTopClass 500 S 515 HDH S 516 HDH S 517 HDH S 531 DTHistoric Edit 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 28First generation 1951 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S14 S15Second generation 1967 Setra S100S80 S110 S120 S130S S140ES S150 SG180M SG180U SG180UL SG180SThird generation 1976 Setra S 200S208H S208HM S208HMU S208HU S209H S209HM S209HMU S209HU S210H S210HD S210HI S210HM S210HMU S210HU S211H S211HD S211HDI S211HDU S211HI S211HM S211HMU S211HU S212H S212HM S212HMU S212HU S213H S213HD S213HDU S213HI S213HM S213HMA S213HMI S213HMU S213HR S213HRI GT S213HUL S213UL S214H S214HD S214HDI S214HDU S215H S215HD S215HDH S215HDI S215HDS S215HDU S215HI S215HM S215HMI S215HMU S215HR S215HRI GT S215HU S215HUL S215NR S215RL S215SL S215UL S250 Special S216HDS S216HDSI S217HDH SG219SLSG220HUL S221HDS SG221UL S228DT S228DTIFourth generation 1991 Setra S 300S300NC S309HD S312HD S313UL S313UL GT S315GT S315GT HD S315H S315HD S315HDH 2 S315HDH 3 S315NF S315UL S315UL GT S316HDS S316UL S317GT HD S317HDH S317UL S317UL GT S319NF S319UL S319GT HD SG321UL S328DTFifth generation 2001 Setra S 400 MultiClass ComfortClass TopClassS411HD TopClass S415NF MultiClass S415GT ComfortClass S415GT HD S415HD S415HDH S416NF S416GT S416GT HD S416GT HD 2 S416HDH S417GT HD S417HDH S419GT HD 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 28Suffixes DT Doppelstock Touristikbus double deck touring busHD Hochdecker high floorHDH Hochdecker high extra high floorHDS Superhochdecker super high floor double deck HR Hochdecker Regional high floor commuterMD Mitteldecker mid height floorNR Niederflur Rational sloped low floorUL Uberland interurbanMajor incidents Edit2018 Kazakhstan bus fire On January 18 2018 a fire occurred in the passenger compartment of a 1989 Setra bus in Kazakhstan resulting in 52 deaths The fire was due to an open flame cooker being used onboard the vehicle adjacent to fuel canisters being kept in the passenger compartment Gallery Edit nbsp 1951 Setra S8 French nbsp Setra S6 ca 1955 nbsp 1959 Setra S9 nbsp Setra S110H coach from 1972 Germany nbsp Setra S215HR R Regional nbsp Setra S215HD HD High Deck 1981 nbsp Kassbohrer Setra S215UL Uberland interurban German Police nbsp Setra S 315 GT HD nbsp Setra S 315 UL nbsp Setra S316 HDS nbsp Setra S 415 GT nbsp Setra S 415 HD nbsp Setra S 417 HDH nbsp Setra S 431 DTSee also EditSeida Chavdar Eagle BusReferences EditNotes Edit Setra Buses Home www international setra bus com Retrieved 2021 04 30 Setra Buses SetraClassic Setra history www international setra bus com Retrieved 2021 04 30 MCI announces signing of letter of intent to acquire the Setra business in the U S and Canada MarketWatch Retrieved 2012 06 23 Bibliography Edit Bollinger Franz Pfluger Hellmut 1968 75 Jahre Kassbohrer 1893 bis 1968 Festschrift Erzeugnisse im Wandel der Zeit und aus der Chronik der Familie Kassbohrer 75 years of Kassbohrer 1893 to 1968 Festschrift products in the course of time and from the chronicle of the Kassbohrer family in German Ulm Germany Karl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke OCLC 74176766 Hanke Dieter 1986 75 Jahre Omnibusbau bei Kassbohrer 1911 1986 Vom Holzaufbau zum modernen Setra 75 Years of Bus Manufacturing at Kassbohrer 1911 1986 From wooden body to the modern Setra in German Bonn Omnisbusspiegel Sonderdruck ISBN 3925301690 Losemann Jorg 1998 Aus dem Setra Familienalbum Die Vorfahren des Fortschritts From the Setra Family Album The Ancestors of Progress in German Ulm Germany EvoBus GmbH Setra Omnibusse ISBN 3882942614 Mutard Dieter 1995 Setra Technologie Tradition und Innovation aus Ulm Setra Technology Tradition and Innovation from Ulm in German Ulm Germany DWM Presseburo und Verlag EvoBus GmbH Setra Omnibusse OCLC 312757012 Loeffler Stefan 2001 Setra Omnibusse seit 1951 Setra Omnibuses since 1951 in German Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 3613021919 Forberger Petra 2003 Grosses aus kleinen Anfangen 100 Jahre Otto Kassbohrer Big Things from Small Beginnings 100 Years of Otto Kassbohrer in German Ulm Germany DWM Verlag Schindler Manfred 1984 Otto Kassbohrer His views and achievements in an era of change 2nd expanded ed Ulm Germany Karl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke OCLC 499892642 Weber Alexander 2014 Kassbohrer amp Setra Omnibusse Kassbohrer amp Setra Omnibuses in German Vol Band 1 Volume 1 Brilon Germany Podszun Verlag ISBN 9783861337300 2014 Kassbohrer amp Setra Omnibusse Kassbohrer amp Setra Omnibuses in German Vol Band 2 Volume 2 Brilon Germany Podszun Verlag ISBN 9783861337317 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Setra vehicles Setra website SetraClassic part of the Setra website Setra History archived version in English Setra USA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Setra amp oldid 1162930389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
