Plaxton

UK business

Plaxton was a builder of bus and coach bodies, They was founded in 1907 in Eastfield, North Yorkshire, England by Frederick William Plaxton.[1]

Plaxton
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTransportation, manufacturing
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)
HeadquartersEastfield, North Yorkshire, England
ProductsBus and coach bodies
OwnerNFI Group
Number of employees
750
ParentAlexander Dennis
Websiteplaxtonlimited.co.uk

Products

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G-Line Holidays Volvo B9R with Plaxton Elite bodywork in June 2011

Current

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Coaches

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Magical Mystery Tour Bedford VAL with Plaxton Panorama Elite II bodywork in Liverpool in 2004
 
Mercedes-Benz O303 with Plaxton Supreme IV bodywork in 1978
 
Woods of Leicester Volvo B10M with Plaxton Paramount II bodywork in Chester
 
First Bristol Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer bodywork in Bath in October 2010
 
First London Dennis Trident 2 with Plaxton President bodywork at Upton Park station in July 2008
 
Southern Vectis Volvo B10M with Plaxton Premiere bodywork on the Isle of Wight in August 2011
 
JPT Bus Company MAN 18.240 with Plaxton Centro bodywork in Manchester in July 2008

As of 2021, the following models are being made:[2]

After the Centro, Primo and Pronto was stopped being made, Plaxton do not make any of their own buses. the Plaxton factory at Scarborough does currently make the Enviro200 MMC and Enviro400 MMC buses for parent company Alexander Dennis.

References

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  1. Deakin, Tim (12 June 2019). "Plaxton launches own coach rally". routeone. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. "Plaxton Coaches". Alexander Dennis. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Plaxton Profile brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012.
  4. "Cheetah brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012.
  • Brown, Stewart J (2007). Plaxton 100 Years: A Centenary of Innovation 1907 – 2007. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-3209-2
  • Townsin, Alan (Editor) (1982). Plaxtons The Great British Coach Builders. Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903839-69-5

Other websites

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