Bus type NL 223 DE
Diesel-electrical

| 1. Accomodation | |
| Seats | 32 |
| Standing passengers at 6,7 persons / sq m | 60 |
| Total | 92 |
| 2. Engine | |
| Diesel engine | MAN D 0826 LUH 12 |
| Power | 162 kW / 2.000 rpm |
| Torque | 900 Nm / rpm |
| Capacity | 6871 ccm |
| Maximum speed | 76 km/h |
| Standing noise | 94 dB(A) |
| Driving noise | 80 dB(A) |
| Electical components | |
| Generator | Voith TFM-G/26 max. power 150 kW cont. power more than 90 kW |
| Torque | max. 900 Nm |
| Maximum number of revolutions | 2.000 rpm |
| Power electronics | |
| Pulse-controlled inverter based on IGBT-technique | 350A/650V each |
| For Generator | Single-converter |
| For traction-engine and brake-resistor | Double-converter |
| Traction engine | Siemens 2 ASM 1PV 5135 |
| Max. power | 150 kW |
| Cont. power | 2 x 50 kW |
| Max. torque | 2 x 360 kW |
| Max. number of revolutions | 10.000 rpm |
| Summation gear | i = 4,0 : 1 |
| Cooling system electric drive | Cooling medium: water and Glysantin |
| 3. Brakes | |
| Sustained-action brake | Brake resistance 1 x 50 kW |
| Additional engine brake | approx. 50 kW |
| Wheel brake: disc brakes VA/HA | Knorr SB 7000 |
| 4. Weights and dimensions | |
| Lenght | 11.950 mm |
| Width | 2.500 mm |
| Height | 3.100 mm |
| Dead weight | 11.400 kg |
| Permissible maximum weight | 18.000 kg |
| Permissible axle-load front | 6.600 kg |
| Permissible axle-load middle | Nein |
| Permissible axle-load aft | 11.500 kg |
| 5. Heating | |
| Passenger compartment | Hot-air/water-heating |
| Driver`s seat | Hot-air/water-heating |
| Additional heating | Webasto DBW 300 |
| 6. Ventilation | |
| Top-hung windows | Yes |
| Skylights | Electrical |
| Roof exhausts | Electrical |
| Interior lighting | |
| Passenger compartment | Fluorescent tubes with ballasts 24 V24 V |
| Other equipment | |
| Encapsulation | Engine |
| Particle filter | No |
| Engine management | EDC |
| Air drying system | Knorr single chamber |
| ABS, ASR | Bosch |
| IBIS | 1 |
| IRIS | 2 |
| Route- and destination display | Brose |
| Access height door 1 | 250/320 mm |
| Access height door 2 | 280/350 mm |
| Kneeling | Wabco ECAS |
| New workstation for driver | Yes |
| Remarks | |
| Year of construction | März 1998 |
| First DE Bus by MAN with roof-converters/participation in `Thermie Project Hybrid-Bus`, in cooperation with UITP. | |



