Carrosserie Hess AG is a bus, trolleybus and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Bellach (near Solothurn), Switzerland. A commercial vehicle is a type of Vehicle that is used for carrying goods or passengers Bellach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city of Solothurn ( German:, Soleure Soletta is the Capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Its products can be found operating across the globe, including the United States and Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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History
The company was founded in 1882 when Heinrich Hess set up business in Solothurn to build customised car bodies. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The city of Solothurn ( German:, Soleure Soletta is the Capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The company first began building buses in 1919, and production reverted to aluminium products in 1933. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaNaming Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It produced its first trolleybuses in 1940 for the Swiss cities of Basel and Biel/Bienne. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. In 1961, it commenced building of articulated vehicles, some of which were supplied to operators in the USA and Canada in 1975. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivoting joint in its construction allowing the vehicle to turn more sharply Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The company soon began to expand, and businesses were set up in Portugal and Australia in 1957 and 1978 respectively. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The USA business was set up in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The company began production of low floor buses and trolleybuses in 1991, and in 2003 built the first ever double-articulated trolleybuses. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Products
Buses
- N UB 2-2: A low-floor, two-door bus with 10m, 11. 3m and 12m variants, which can accommodate approximately 82, 86 and 95 passengers respectively.
- N UB 2-2-1: Identical to the N UB 2-2 with the addition of an extra door at the rear of the vehicle.
- N UA 2-2-2-2: A low-floor, 18m four-door articulated bus, which has a capacity of around 150 passengers. Articulated buses (either motorbuses or Trolleybuses) also known as tandem buses, bendy buses, banana buses, slinky buses or
Trolleybuses
- Eurotrolley 3: A 12m long trolleybus with a capacity of approximately 80 passengers. Lucerne ( Italian Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne
- Swisstrolley 3: An 18m long articulated trolleybus which can accommodate around 140 passengers.
- lighTram 3: A 24. 7m long double-articulated trolleybus with a capacity of around 192 passengers.
- trolleyzug: A 23. 3m long trolleybus and trailer with a capacity of around 180 passengers. A Trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle
Bus kits
As well as building complete vehicles, Hess also manufactures bus kits for its worldwide customers. These kits are imported and then built up on reaching their destination.
Minibuses
Hess also builds smaller buses, mainly for the transportation of school children and persons with disabilities.
Commercial vehicles
Hess builds vehicles for commercial purposes such as vans, some of which are fitted with tipper equipment, loading ramps and trailers.
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