Plaxton President
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The Plaxton President was a low floor double-decker bus body built by Plaxton at the former Northern Counties factory in Wigan, England. It was first unveiled in 1997 on the longitudinal Volvo B7L chassis and later built between 1998 and 2005 following a body redesign.[1] When it became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under the TransBus name. The President was built on the Dennis/TransBus Trident, the DAF DB250 and the Volvo B7TL chassis.
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Plaxton President | |
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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 |
Successor | Alexander ALX400 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
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