Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE

Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE
An OC 500 LE serving as a public transport bus for Transperth in Perth, Western Australia.
Overview
ManufacturerMercedes-Benz
Production2001 - present (EvoBus)
Assembly
  • Germany
  • Spain: Sámano
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow entry
Related
  • Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LF
  • Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LFA
  • Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF
Powertrain
Engine
  • Mercedes-Benz OM457hLA
  • Mercedes-Benz M447hLAG (CNG)
  • Mercedes-Benz OM936 (Euro VI)
Transmission
Dimensions
Length10.8 metres/11.2 metres/11.7 metres/12.0 metres/12.8 metres/13.5 metres (bodied)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Chronology
PredecessorMercedes-Benz O405N/O405NH

The Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE is a chassis of a bus. It has a low-floor. It has been made from 2001 to the present day by Mercedes-Benz/EvoBus.

In Brazil, Mercedes-Benz make the following chassis:

Operators

Australia

Territory Transit O 500LE with Custom Coaches CB80 bodywork

Name

Busabout Sydney O 500 LE with Bustech bodywork

In Australia, It was called the O 500LE. In 2015, it was changed to OC 500 LE. In 2019, It was changed to OC 500 LE.

Operators

Transperth ordered 540 OC 500 LEs with Volgren bodywork, 474 were CNG powered.

Sydney Buses ordered 255 CNGs and 20 diesel powered OC 500 LEs both with Custom Coaches bodywork.

Ventura Bus Lines ordered 72 OC 500 LEs.

Brisbane Transport ordered 40 OC 500 LEs.

Premier Illawarra ordered 38 OC 500 LEs.

Kefford Corporation ordered 19 OC 500 LEs.

Darwin Bus Service ordered 14 OC 500 LEs.

Singapore

A Mercedes-Benz OC500LE in Singapore, operated by SMRT Buses on route 301

SMRT Buses ordered 134 OC500LEs with Gemilang Coachworks bodywork.

United Kingdom

Carousel Buses OC 500 LE with MCV Evolution bodywork in December 2013

Carousel Buses ordered OC 500 LEs with MCV Evolution bodywork for use to and from Heathrow Airport.

Norway

In 2004, Nettbuss ordered 9 OC 500 LEs with Center L bodywork. One was used in the Østfold region, and the other eight was used in Kristiansund. In 2014, all eight OC 500 LEs in Kristiansund were exported to other countries such as Estonia.

Portugal

Mercedes Benz OC500LE with Atomic Urbis B35D bodywork

Different operators had ordered OC500LEs with the following bodywork:

Serbia

Different operators had ordered OC500LEs with Ikarbus IK-112LE bodywork. It has 2 or 3 sets of doors. More than 60 have been made.

Spain

Different operators had ordered OC500LEs with the following bodywork:

References

  1. ↑ Ônibus Urbano - O 500 U Mercedes-Benz Brasil (Visited 3 March 2015)
  2. ↑ "Chassi para Ônibus com Entrada Baixa". Mercedes-Benz Brazil. Archived from the original on 23 October 2002.
  3. ↑ "Chassi para Ônibus Articulado O-500 UA". Mercedes-Benz Brazil. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006.
  4. ↑ "O-500 UDA" (PDF). Mercedes-Benz Brazil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "O 500LE City/Route Bus". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ OC 500 LE – Mercedes-Benz Buses and Coaches Archived 2023-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific (Visited 25 June 2019)
  7. ↑ Mercedes-Benz OC500LE CNG Perth Bus Info
  8. ↑ Mercedes-Benz OC500LE Perth Bus Info
  9. ↑ Ventura Bus Group Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  10. ↑ Mercedes-Benz O500LE BT Buses Info
  11. ↑ Premier Illawarra Archived 2025-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  12. ↑ CDC Group Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  13. ↑ Darwin Bus Service Archived 2025-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  14. ↑ "BUS&TRUCK; Online àÇçºä«µì #1 à¾×èͼÙé»ÃСͺ¡ÒÃö¾Ò³ÔªÂì". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  15. ↑ Mercedes-Benz OC500LE Bus Lists on the Web
  16. ↑ 047 BML, Temptrans AS Archived 2023-11-15 at the Wayback Machine ebus.ee (Visited 3 March 2015)
  17. ↑ "IK-112LE TECHNICAL DATA". ikarbus.rs. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "IK-112LE Vehicle layout / Dimensions - Variant 2". ikarbus.rs. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "IK-112LE Vehicle layout / Dimensions - Variant 1". ikarbus.rs. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

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