The Setra S 315 is a touring coach built by the German manufacturer Setra, part of the company's S 300 series introduced in the late 1980s and produced through the 1990s, built for long-distance and charter coach operation across Europe. Constructed using Setra's characteristic integral, self-supporting bodywork rather than a separate chassis and body, a design approach the company pioneered decades earlier, the S 315 was offered in standard, high-decker and double-decker versions to suit different operator needs, and it became one of the more common premium touring coaches on European roads during its production period. Setra's integral-construction coaches were valued by operators for combining a lighter overall weight with a strong body structure.
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SignificanceThe Setra brand name comes from selbsttragend, meaning self supporting, reflecting the integral bodywork construction the company pioneered in its coaches since the 1950s. 1 Manufacturer or Builder In the Other Atlases
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Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
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1. Setra S 300 - Wikipedia
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Fourth generation (1991), Setra S 300
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The name "Setra" comes from "selbsttragend" (self-supporting). This refers to the integral nature of the construction of the vehicles back in the 1950s
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Setra is a German bus brand of Daimler Buses, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG.
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