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 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | DAF / VDL |
Production | 1991–2007 |
Assembly | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 or 2 |
Floor type | Step entrance DE23 Low floor DE02 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | DAF ATi RS 8.6 litre DAF Paccar PS 9.2 litre |
Transmission | Voith DIWA.3 851.3 Voith DIWA.3 854.3 ZF Ecomat 4HP500 ZF Ecomat 5HP500 |
Chronology | |
Successor | VDL DB300 |
DB250
changeThe 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]
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DB250 with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2014.
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Arriva North West DB250 with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2007.
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Open top Southern Vectis DB250 with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2009.
DB250LF
changeThe 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]
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DB250LF with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2017.
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DAF DB250LF with Alexander ALX400 bodywork in 2012.
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DAF DB250LF with Plaxton President bodywork in 2008.
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DAF DB250LF with East Lancs Myllenium Lowlander bodywork in 2013.
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VDL DB250LF with Wright Pulsar Gemini bodywork in 2014.
References
change- ↑ Optare Spectra Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ Putting on a brave face Commercial Motor 24 October 1991
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stubbings, Richard (2024-02-15). Buses of Wiltshire and Dorset: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1737-2.
- ↑ Ackers, Simon (2022-04-15). Merseyside Buses 2010-2020. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0941-4.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2023-10-15). London's Low-floor Buses in Exile. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0649-9.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2022-10-24). Luton's Transport: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5559-9.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ New integrated Wrightbus double-deck Bus & Coach Professional 13 December 2007
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