Alexander Strider

Alexander Strider
Go North East Alexander Strider bodied Volvo B10B in Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2009
Overview
ManufacturerAlexander
Production1993–1997
AssemblyFalkirk, Scotland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisDennis Lance
Volvo B10B
Volvo B10M
Scania L113
Scania N113
RelatedAlexander PS type
Dimensions
Length12.0 metres (39.4 ft)
Width2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Height3.0 metres (9.8 ft)
Chronology
SuccessorAlexander ALX300

The Alexander Strider was a single-decker bus body produced by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders between 1993 and 1997. The body was available on Dennis Lance, Scania L113, Scania N113, Volvo B10B and Volvo B10M chassis. A common feature of the Strider body is that it has either a single-curvature windscreen or a double-curvature windscreen with a rounded roof dome and a separately mounted destination display.

Operators

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Yorkshire Rider were the largest customer overall for the Alexander Strider, taking delivery of 55 on Scania N113 chassis and 30 on Volvo B10B chassis between 1993 and 1994.[1] 20 of the Scania N113s, delivered in 1994, were equipped with guide wheels and branded in a silver, blue and red livery for Rider's 'Superbus' Leeds guided busway service.[2][3] Sister company Rider York also took delivery of five Strider-bodied Scania L113s following the chassis' launch in August 1994.[4]

The Caldaire Group were another popular customer for the Strider on the Volvo B10B chassis. The group took delivery of a total 29 Strider bodied B10Bs for its Selby & District West Riding and Yorkshire Woollen companies between 1993 and 1994.[5] Caldaire were also the only customers for the Strider on the Dennis Lance chassis, taking delivery of 18 for Yorkshire Woollen and 12 for West Riding in 1993.[6]

Blazefield Holdings' Harrogate & District operation took delivery of five Strider bodied Volvo B10Bs for use on route 36 in 1995, followed by Keighley & District taking delivery of ten examples in 1996 on route-branded 'Star Buses' services.[7] Welsh municipal bus operator Newport Transport also purchased Striders on the Scania N113 chassis, taking a total of 30 between 1993 and 1997,[8] while fellow municipal Cardiff Bus also purchased seven on the same chassis.

Other smaller operators of the Alexander Strider included West Midlands Travel, who took six on the Volvo B10B chassis in 1994;[9] Solent Blue Line, who took delivery of three B10Bs in 1994,[10] and after Liverbus had made an order for twelve Strider bodied Volvo B10Bs in 1992,[11] MTL subsidiary MerseyRider took delivery of only three Striders in 1994.

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References

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  1. ^ "Rider order 20 pre-launch B10B plus 35 Scania". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 159. Spalding. 12 June 1992. p. 2.
  2. ^ Jones, Stuart (29 September 1995). "Leeds guided busway opens". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 326. Spalding. p. 13.
  3. ^ Bushell, Chris, ed. (1997–98). Jane's Urban Transport Systems (16 ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 588. ISBN 0-7106-1562-0. Retrieved 17 July 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ^ Simpson, Richard (20 August 1994). "Rider York takes five". Coach & Bus Week. No. 130. Peterborough: Emap. p. 9. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Yorkshire Woollen £1.2m boost". Coach & Bus Week. No. 139. Peterborough: Emap. 22 October 1994. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Caldaire: £4m orders". Coach & Bus Week. No. 44. Peterborough: Emap. 19 December 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ Jarosz, Andrew (27 April 1996). "Branded buses blaze the trail". Coach & Bus Week. No. 215. Peterborough: Emap. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Welcome on the hillside". Coach & Bus Week. No. 271. Peterborough: Emap. 31 May 1997. p. 34. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "B10B covers the country". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 273. Spalding. 16 September 1994. p. 7. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Strider B10Bs head Solent Blue Line orders". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 262. Spalding. 1 July 1994. p. 7. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ Williams, Mark (4 July 1992). "Volvos head for Liverbus...". Coach & Bus Week. No. 20. Peterborough: Emap. p. 13.
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