Bus Types

The BMC Condor is a Turkish-built single-deck bus, often used for school transport, typically featuring a 57-seat capacity, 3-point seat belts, and PSVAR compliance

• West Yorkshire Metro was the only authority to buy them for School Buses
• First West Yorkshire was the highest user

Transport UK 1505 BV20GOA Seen at London Victoria on route C10

A Caetano built electric bus mainly used in London

• Transport UK bought 43 of this Type
• it was only in production for 5 years

Nu-Venture LT6 LT03SUL Seen in Chatham on route 170

The Caetano Nimbus is a low-floor, single-decker bus body manufactured by Caetano Between 1999 and 2007. Designed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis,

• Mainly Built on the Dennis SLF Chassis
• Jersey bought many Slimline Model
• First London bought the largest batch for use in London

Metrobus 617 YN06JXW Seen in Crawley on route 5

First Hampshire 69397 HY09AZL Seen in Portsmouth on route 8

the Wright Eclipse Urban is a low-floor single-deck bus bodywork manufactured by Wrightbus, primarily designed for the Volvo B7RLE chassis and produced between 2003 and 2011.

• Built on the Volvo B7RLE Chassis
• First Manchester bought 253 Between 2004-2006
• Arriva Kent & Surrey used 24 on there Fastrack bus routes around Bluewater
• Bus Eireann bought 47 in 2007

Reliance 22 AE12FGM Seen in York on route 40

the Wright Eclipse 2 (often referred to as the Eclipse Urban 2) is a low-floor single-deck bus body manufactured by Wrightbus

• Built on the Volvo B7RLE Chassis
• Metrobus Bought 22 for its Fastway Services
• Transdev Burnley was the first customer to buy these
• National Express was the largest customer with over 170 purchered
• Hade a facelifted front and rear to match the Gemini 2

Compass Travel 4306 YX21RTO seen in Old Steine on route 52

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Stagecoach East 27854 seen in Cambridge on route 2

Metroline TE684 LK55KKT seen in London on route 271

• Southdown PSV bought the last 3 classic Enviro400 Body's Made
• First Enviro400 Made was 19000 LX55HGC

General T31 UU6646 Seen in Brighton

The AEC Regal was produced in several iterations from 1929 to 1960

Golden Tours 122 BU14EHS Seen in Marble Arch

A Volvo B9TL Chassis with a MCV DD103 Body mainly used as a open top bus in London with Golden Tours

• Golden Tours ordered 20
• 30 was made for the UK
• was built only on a B9TL chassis

Autocar AE56UTJ Seen in Tunbridge Wells on route 222

The MCV Evolution is a versatile, low-entry single-decker bus body built by MCV Spanning multiple generations and manufacturers since 2003.

• Over 537 was made over 7 years
• 70 units were delivered to Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong
• 58 to Tranzit Group in New Zealand,
• 43 to Go Bus in New Zealand.
• Fitted to the Following Chassis MAN 12.220, MAN 14.220. ADL Enviro200,

York Pullman 69600 BV17CPU seen in York on route 37

The MCV Evolution is a versatile, low-entry single-decker bus body built by MCV Spanning multiple generations and manufacturers since 2003 with a upgraded look in 2011 to the MCV Evolution 2

• Mercedes-Benz OC500LE Chassis: Only 11 units of the MCV Evolution 2 were built on this chassis for the UK.
• VDL SB200 Chassis: Only one was built on this chassis.
• Other Chassis included Volvo B7RLE, Volvo B8RLE and MAN 15.250

York Pullman 69643 BV23NPX Seen in York

• Built on the Volvo B8RLE Chassis

The design originated from a 1988 Duple design for the Dennis Dart, which was later re-engineered by Marshall as the "Capital" before being taken over by MCV.

• was only built on the MAN 14.220 Chassis
• 65 was made by MCV

The Mercedes-Benz Citaro K is a compact, 10.6-meter-long, two-axle low-floor city bus designed for narrow city centers, suburbs, and high-maneuverability routes

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White Bus S158JUA Seen at Detling Bus Rally

The Optare Delta was a pioneering single-deck bus body produced by Optare primarily on the DAF SB220 chassis.

• 370 Was made
• In production for 10 Years
• Selkent ordered 35 Buses
• Blackpool Transport was a large buyer
• Built on a DAF SB220 Chassis

Connexions Buses 1500 5480WY seen in Harrogate on route 1X

The Scania OmniCity single-decker is a low-floor city bus produced by Scania between 1997 and 2011, featuring a distinctive rounded roof, single-curvature windscreen, and full low-floor accessibility. Introduced to the UK in 2002,

• First low floor Scania single decker made
• Scania Omnicity single decker buses was produced on 3 different chassis (N94UD, N230UD, N270UD)
• The Go-Ahead Group was the biggest buyer of the Scania Omnicity with 132 Purchased with over 70 for Metrobus
• The Scania Omnicity also came in a Articulated version with the most going to Cardiff Bus also came with 2 different chassis options (CN94UA & CN280UA)

Brighton & Hove 55 YN58BCU seen in Churchill Square on route 29

A low floor Scania bus with a raised rear section

• National Express Ordered over 180
• Arriva ordered over 15

The Scania OmniTown was a single-decker, low-floor bus body produced in 2004

• Only 7 was made in for the UK
• only produced for 1 year
• single decker with Scania Omnidekka bodywork
• was built on the Scania N94UB Chassis

The Aec Merlin was a 36 foot long rear engined bus produced in the 1960s for London transport

• The First 15 XMS class operated on Red Arrow Route 500
• 650 was made over 7 years
• Many found there way over to Malta where they survived Longer then in London
• withdrawn from London by 1981

A Iconic Single decker bus made from the late 1920s to the early 1960s which seated between 30 - 45 passengers

• Over 2600 was made
• Over 700 was bought by London Transport (RF Class)
• Many was exported to Australia
• 316 was sold Between 1929-1937
• 4 Different Types of AEC Regal Chassis was manufactured

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the Alexander PS-type is a step-entrance single-deck bus body produced by Alexander Coachbuilders in Scotland between 1988 and 1998. Primarily built on the Volvo B10M chassis, it was a common sight in the 1990s.

• Could be Built on the Following Chassis Volvo B10M,Leyland Lynx, Scania N113 and Mercedes Benz O405
• Most was withdrawn by 2016 due to the low floor regulations
• Some was still in use until early 2020s as school buses and driver trainers
• Stagecoach was the largest buyer of these buses

Connexion Buses P177VDM Seen in Harrogate

A step entrance full length single decker commonly built on the Volvo B10B Chassis

• 29 Volvo B10B built for Yorkshire Rider
• 18 Dennis Lance chassis built for Yorkshire Wollen
• Newport Transport bought 30 Scania N113 Chassis
• First Leeds Bought the Largest Batch of 55

Yellow Buses M455LLJ seen in Woodingdean

The East Lancs EL2000 was produced between 1989 and 1996. It was a popular single-decker bus body with a step entrance, frequently built on chassis such as the Dennis Dart, Volvo B10M, and Leyland Tiger.

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The first variant, the step-entrance Marshall C43, was launched in April 1996, while the popular low-floor C39 version (marketed as the Capital) was launched in 1997.

• Over 800 Built
• First London was the biggest Customer with over 400 hundred ordered
• Built on the Dennis Dart chassis
• Early examples entered service with Chester City Transport in 1996

one of the first low floor buses made the Optare excel was a full sized single decker seating 27-48 passengers depending on its lenth

• Launched in October 1995 as Optare's first full-size low-floor single-decker
• Over 600 made
• In Production for 9 Years