Plaxton President - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plaxton President | |
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Arriva North West President bodied Dennis Trident 2 in 2010 | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Plaxton/TransBus/Alexander Dennis |
Production | 1998–2005 |
Assembly | Wigan, England |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 or 2 |
Floor type | Low floor |
Chassis | Dennis Trident 2 Volvo B7TL VDL DB250 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Cummins C Series/ISCe (Dennis Trident 2) Volvo D7C (Volvo B7TL) DAF (VDL DB250) |
Transmission | Voith DIWA/ZF Ecomat |
Dimensions | |
Length | 9.9–11.5 m (32 ft 6 in – 37 ft 9 in) |
Width | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
Height | 4.2–4.4 m (13 ft 9 in – 14 ft 5 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Northern Counties Palatine |
The Plaxton President is a double-decker body of a bus. It has a low-floor, It was built from 1998 to 2005 by Plaxton and then TransBus International and then Alexander Dennis.
The body could be built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis,[1] Volvo B7TL chassis,[2] or DAF DB250 chassis.[3]
Gallery
[change | change source]- Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident 2
- Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL
- Plaxton President bodied DAF DB250LF (with no doors in the middle)
- Plaxton President bodied DAF DB250LF with double doors (doors in the middle)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Walter, Richard (2022). The Bus and Coach Today. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0463-1. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2020). London's Low-floor Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0120-3.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2022). London's Plaxton President Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0621-5. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
Other websites
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