Paper horse

At the end of the 1990s, TUS (Transportes Urbanos de Sabadell, S.C.C.L.) receives from the Iveco brand a bus model 491E.12.27 Cityclass, with a Hispano V.O.V. body from the Zaragozana Hispano Carrocera, with the intention that the company test it for a possible order of units.

After the subsequent tests the logical response was negative, but still, the vehicle remained registered with the company until the end of its life... Useful, as they say.

He was not exempt from problems and malfunctions, so he enjoyed bad fame among the workers. He was nicknamed Carton Horse because the Iveco brand, in its first years in Spain, used the Pegaso logo, muddying the history of the historic brand.

Although most buses in this company are retired after 20 years of service with maximum maintenance care (a commendable thing), this one was retired after only 16 years of service.

We can observe it on the line 3 station at La Romànica in Sabadell.