VDL DB250

twin-axle double-decker bus chassis
(Redirected from DAF DB250LF)

The VDL DB250 (originally the DAF DB250) was a double-decker chassis of a bus, It had a step entrance and a low-floor. It was built from 1991 to 2007 by VDL Bus & Coach.

DAF/VDL DB250
Overview
ManufacturerDAF / VDL
Production1991–2007
AssemblyEindhoven, Netherlands
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance DE23
Low floor DE02
Powertrain
EngineDAF ATi RS 8.6 litre
DAF Paccar PS 9.2 litre
TransmissionVoith DIWA.3 851.3
Voith DIWA.3 854.3
ZF Ecomat 4HP500
ZF Ecomat 5HP500
Chronology
SuccessorVDL DB300

The DAF DB250 was a chassis of a bus, It had a step-entrance, It was built from 1991 to 1997.

It could be built on Optare Spectra bodywork[1][2] and Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork.[3]

DB250LF

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The DAF DB250LF was a chassis of a bus, It had a low-floor, It was built from 1998 to 2007.

It was built on Optare Spectra bodywork,[4] Alexander ALX400 bodywork,[5] Plaxton President bodywork,[6] East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander bodywork[7] and Wright Pulsar Gemini bodywork.[8]

In November 2008, It was replaced by the Wright Gemini 2.[9]

References

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  1. Optare Spectra Bus Lists on the Web
  2. Putting on a brave face Commercial Motor 24 October 1991
  3. Jones, Stuart (14 October 1994). "Hughes DAF unveil the DAF DB250 - Northern Counties Palatine II". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 277. Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited. pp. 15–18.
  4. Stubbings, Richard (2024-02-15). Buses of Wiltshire and Dorset: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1737-2.
  5. Ackers, Simon (2022-04-15). Merseyside Buses 2010-2020. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0941-4.
  6. Beddall, David (2023-10-15). London's Low-floor Buses in Exile. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0649-9.
  7. Beddall, David (2022-10-24). Luton's Transport: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5559-9.
  8. "DB 250+". VDL Bus. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2024. most recently augmented with the Wrightbus Pulsar Gemini body
  9. New integrated Wrightbus double-deck Bus & Coach Professional 13 December 2007

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