Voith gearbox

SBS9845X SG

When i boarded one SBS MB0405 DM, the rego was 5XX. I forgot the rego. The three buttons D,N,R had VOITH printed on the side. But that bus wasn’t a voith 0405. It was ZF.. Then why did it have VOITH buttons for the gear changing??

Yusry SG

I don’t think the SBST O.405s ever had ZF gearboxes. They are mostly MB and some are fitted with Voith.

^tamago^ SG

courtesy of SBS9839P:

"ALL SBST MB O.405 (except 87B, 549K, 550E, 552A, 553Y, 554U, 557L, 558J, 559G, 562X, 564R, 565M, 566K, 567H, 568E, 569C, 570Y, 571U, 572S, 573P, 574L, 575J, 576G, 577D, 578B, 579Z, 580T, 581R) are using Mercedes Benz W3E110/2.2R. The exceptions are using Voith 3-speed gearbox."