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Neoplan Skyliner 122, manufactured from 1990 to 1992, withdrawn after 10 years of service, operated on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv line but withdrawn due to maintenance issues, several were rebuilt for service on Route 99 but those are also now only kept as reserves to substitute for newer MAN double decker buses, photo taken April 1, 2010
"Shashon" intercity bus, manufactured in 1949, withdrawn after 15 years of service, was purchased via a weapon transaction between Israel and France, two "Shason" bodies were used for agricultural storage at Kibbutz Ein Gedi until they were rescued from the Nahal David River, it took 4 years to restore the buses since the original spare parts were missing or unavailable, the shortage of parts also led to the "Semua" engine being installed instead of the original engine, photo taken April 1, 2010
"White Super" intercity bus, manufactured in 1951, withdrawn after 25 years of service, this bus was involved in a terrorist attack on the Rosh Pina-Tzfat bus route, in the past the vehicle belonged to the "Natzrat" transportation company, was in storage at Mifratz in Haifa, was smuggled to Lebanon in 1948 but returned to Israel by the end of war, new diesel engine and body, built by HaArgaz, were installed in the 1960s, and a new "White 140 A" was installed as well when the bus came to the Egged Museum, photo taken April 1, 2010