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History

The company was founded in 1882 when Heinrich Hess set up business in Solothurn to build customised car bodies. The company first began building buses in 1919, and production reverted to aluminium products in 1933. It produced its first trolleybuses in 1940 for the Swiss cities of Basel and Biel. In 1961, it commenced building of articulated vehicles, some of which were supplied to operators in the USA and Canada in 1975. The company soon began to expand, and businesses were set up in Portugal and Australia in 1957 and 1978 respectively. The USA business was set up in 1996. The company began production of low floor buses and trolleybuses in 1991, and in 2003 built the first ever double-articulated trolleybuses. Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The city of   (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Standard atomic weight 26. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: , French: , Italian: ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as of 2003). ... Place du Ring in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Articulated well cars with containers Tilting Talgo permanently coupled trainset 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. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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.

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Trolleybuses

• Eurotrolley 3: A 12m long trolleybus with a capacity of approximately 80 passengers.
• 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.

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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.

External links

• Official website