Van Hool TD925 Astromega

The Van Hool TD925 Astromega is a closed-top double-decker motor coach built by the Belgian coachbuilder Van Hool. It belongs to the T9 family of touring coaches and was offered in Europe, where the Astromega name marks Van Hool's integral double-deck coaches, and in a version adapted to United States specifications, which Van Hool and its North American dealer ABC Companies introduced there. The American version is an ADA-compliant two-door coach about 13 feet high, roughly 18 inches taller than a standard motorcoach, with seating for up to 81 passengers, an onboard restroom and a rear stairway. Its first American example was delivered to Coach USA in 2007 for the Megabus network, and charter operators bought it because one coach can carry a group that would otherwise need two.