Ikarus 263T

The Ikarus 263T is a high-floor trolleybus that was created in a single example at the Pongratz-Köbánya trolleybus depot in Budapest by converting an Ikarus 263.10 bus. That bus was originally meant for export to Russia, and later it was modernised in the mid-2000s for planned gas equipment. Budapest bought it in 2010, and in October 2014 it was withdrawn from passenger service because its combustion engine was worn out. It was then rebuilt at the depot with all diesel parts replaced by electrical ones, using Ganz and Lanta equipment borrowed from retired Ikarus 280.94 trolleybuses and thyristor pulse control. It was meant for training new drivers, because buying more expensive low-floor Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses for that purpose was not justified. Seating was reduced to 12 and an instructor station with an extra brake pedal, an emergency stop button and a fault-simulation panel was added.