Saab-Scania N112

Saab-Scania N112
Years of manufacture	1977 to 1988
Length	12 to 18 metres
Width	2500 millimetres
Power/Fuel	Diesel

The Saab-Scania N112, launched as the BR112 in 1977, was a high floor bus chassis with an 11-litre diesel engine mounted transversely at the rear. Complete buses were given the designation CN112 (CR112 prior to 1984). The N112 was built until 1988, when it was replaced by the N113.

The N112 was available in a number of configurations. The N112CLB was a rigid, left-hand drive, standard bus (signified by "CLB") with a right-hand drive version called the N112CRB (signified by "CRB"). The articulated versions were called the N112ALB and N112ARB with the "A" signifying articulated. A right-hand, drive double deck version, known as the N112DRB, was also available.

Between 1984 and 1988 a variant of the CN112, known as the CN112CLU, was built for American and Canadian transit systems. Features unique to this model were the 102-inch-wide body, electrical system, and thick bumpers. In addition, it used a number of standard American parts. The chassis, complete with drivetrain, was imported from Sweden and then bodied at a new facility in Orange, Connecticut. However as demand for transit buses declined, the bus manufacturing facility was closed in 1988.

Specifications

Engine

• Scania DS11-25, 6 cylinder, 11-litre, 253 hp (in CN112CLU)

Transmission

• ZF 4HP500

Operators

Canada

• Metro Transit - Halifax, NS

United States

• Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) - Durham, NH
• Connecticut Transit - Stamford, CT
• Coralville Transit - Coralville, IA
• CyRide - Ames, IA (As a demo)
• Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency - Hilo, HI
• Iowa City Transit
• Madison Metro - Madison, WI
• Metropolitan Transit Commission - Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN
• TheBus - Honolulu, HI
• Veterans Administration Medical Center - Brockton, MA

Demonstrator & Engineering Units

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	VIN	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1982	?	Scania	ZF	Built by Scania of Sweden. U.S. Demonstrator
		1984	1S9N11646EC098001	Scania DS11-25	ZF 4HP500	Prototype #1 Sold to Iowa City Transit as 30 in 1987
		1984	1S9N11648EC098002	Scania DS11-25	ZF 4HP500	Prototype #2 Sold to Iowa City Transit as 31 in 1987.
		1984	1S9N1164XEC098003	Scania DS11-25	ZF 4HP500	Prototype #3 Sold to Iowa City Transit as 32 in 1987.
		1985	1S9N11644FC098029	Scania DS11-25	ZF 4HP500	Possibly sold to TheBus as 800 and demoed with CyRide
		1988	1S9N11647JC098227	Scania DS11-25	ZF 4HP500	35 foot demonstrator It was the only 35 foot CN112CLU built. Sold to Connecticut Transit as 8701.