Neoplan Megaliner

The Neoplan Megaliner was a quad-axle double-decker luxury coach built by the German coach manufacturer Neoplan Bus GmbH between 1983 and 2000. It was intended mainly for the European and Latin American markets as the larger counterpart of the Neoplan Skyliner, and it drew on lessons learnt from the experimental Neoplan Jumbocruiser. Some Megaliners also served as overnight long-distance coaches in Japan, where operators such as West JR Bus and JR Bus Kanto ran them. Two of the Japanese coaches burnt out in service, one in May 2008 and one in March 2009 on an Osaka to Tokyo overnight run, with no passengers hurt, and both operators then suspended the remaining Japanese Megaliners.