In the late 1990s - the beginning of the 2000s, in the bus fleet of urban transport, we were already familiar to us today, but remained a minority. Icarus reigned on the streets. But along with Mazami, at that time, they worked on the streets of the city and other "minorities" - Laz buses, Liaz and some others. Today I remember them.
Already then it was clear that the days of the multi-round park were considered. It was not necessary to be a prophet to guess that in the presence of his own manufacturer, the preference will eventually give it to him. But at that time, Lases and lyases made in the USSR were quite efficient. The park was felt a shortage of rolling stock, and they were kept on the routes to the last. What were these buses?
LAZ-695N, to put it mildly, was not very suitable for working in the city. At the suburbs wherever nothing went, but the city is definitely not his element. However, in the USSR transport enterprises did not have to choose, put into operation what was allocated to discharge. So in Minsk in the 1980s, quite a lot of climbing. They at least somehow replenished the deficit of the Ikarusov, who also lacked. In LAZ-695n, it was not that with a carriage, it was difficult to climb himself - there was such a narrow the entrance door. But what cute there were seats, especially the rear! In the turns of LAZ-695n, he leaned almost 45 degrees, but the more fun there was a trip. This 1989 made copy worked in Minsk until 2006. Put it on routes №43, №19, №74 and №53.
LAZ-695n also worked on express lines. For example, this 1991 release bus (one of the last Soviet) traveled to the 112nd route "DS" Avtozavodskaya "- Falcon." This route was considered urban, but was essentially suburban. And short. For him, LAZ-695N with two doors is still "there and more or less" approached.
Liaz-677m is the richest to the memoirs of the bus. Such in Minsk also distributed a lot. The gasoline carburetor engine ZIL-509, located in the front skele, provided the salon with a characteristic "aroma". The gear-transformer gearbox published an unforgettable bugger sound. The trip was filled with its unique "atmosphere." And the menu of the Lux-M sandwich bar in the background who remembers?
This copy of 1988 has worked at least until the beginning of the 2000s and looked quite cheerfully. Those who went from the station to Masiukovo must remember him.
And still LIAZ-677M could be periodically seen in ... places of sanctioned mass events, near concert halls, etc. Belarusian television used one such re-equipped bus for the transport of property necessary to organize direct televisions. In the Dociferous Epoch was so. But the epoch went down in history, as well as the cafe "Strokalorussky Restaurant", which belonged to the tables and the tent on the left in the background.
After Liaz-677m, his heir to Liaz-5256 seemed like a bus from the future. He had to become a kind of revolution in the Soviet co-bus, but ... In general, it turned out to be extremely unreliable, which, coupled with a poor-quality assembly, led to high costs for its service and a lot of downtime. But the design made it relatively easy to organize the assembly almost on any autobase. Such cars then did not only the Liaz himself, but also two more dozen plants in the CIS. They collected them under the brand "Neman" and in Lida. No special emotions of LIAZ-5256 left, but as a stage in the development of the Belarusian Bus Industry, he deserves mention. Such machines also worked for about the mid-2000s, until they were completely ousted by mazami.
This bus, also worked in Minsk, is similar to LiAZ, but this is not Liaz. This is the fruit of organizing the construction of "liazo-like" buses in the field. This option is MARZ-52661 - from the city of Michurinsk, from the local car repair plant. For some reason, they bought it for Minsk. The car entered the number 4 bus park in 1998. Operated in a single copy until 2007. Differed low reliability, complexity of service, terrible design. It was used mainly on the routes No. 7 of Korezhevsky - Kolyadichi, No. 31 "A / V" Moscow "- Kolodishi cemetery", No. 95 "Slavinsky - Stephena". On the route No. 84, this bus also worked.
Another Minsk rarity is LAZ-52523, the peer of Marza. An instance that fell into Minsk was equipped with a Renault engine and a manual transmission. In the cabin at the end of the life of the bus were installed seats of Osipovichi production, covered with cloth (the standard was quickly wearing and broke). In 2007, the only instance of this model was written off in the pit.
Probably the reason for the appearance and Marza-52661, and Laza-52523 lies in the fact that in the production capacity of the Minsk auto plant did not even fully believed, and therefore the options for new buses "for inexpensive" were sought.
Actively then bought the European Baewie. Used Icaruses at the expense of the debt repair base worked properly, but the buses of other brands, as soon as some kind of rare spare part aroused, immediately got up. This man is an example.
With new (at that time), Western European buses of Minsk residents first introduced Zhdanovichi trading house. The things at the clothing market was then wonderful, and he could allow his own funds to buy several German Mercedes-Benz O405N2 for the provision of buyers from the metro station nearest to the Pushkinskaya Station Market. Buses were very comfortable, only this comfort could only be felt on a weekday, since these "Mercedes" were put on the weekend.
Some miracle in the Minsktrans Park appeared another new city bus with a three-beam star - articulated by Mercedes-Benz O345G Turkish assembly. It was bought new in 1997. 49 plastic chairs with fabric upholstery were installed in the cabin, and the total passenger capacity was 171 people. This bus had traditional for European "harmonichek" length - 18 meters. The overall layout of the units and the salon predetermined the location of the engine in the trailer (in the rear sweat) and, therefore, the pushing drive. Therefore, with a pushing drive, Minsk transport workers met almost a quarter of a century ago. The Mazovian "Harmoshki" with the pushing drive "Minsktrans" will receive only in the current year. Moreover, they will be completely low-profile, and the "Turk" was a half-linked - with one step at the entrance. But still for your time it was an advanced bus. However, in Minsk he did not fit and remaining in a single copy (the procurement of such was unreasonably expensive). They wrote off in 2009.
There was another "harmonica" in Minsk at that time - Karosa B741. In addition, private owners tried to introduce two-storey used MAN. But in the end, MAZ was able to displace everyone. From the once diverse park of the city buses of the Belarusian capital, nothing left. Unification and standardization of the maintenance process defeated the variety of species. The harsh reality is as follows, and similar processes occurred not only in Minsk. However, passengers by and large anyway, on the bus which brand go - the main thing is that the schedule followed. And with this in Minsk, things are just quite good.
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