Plaxton Centro
motor vehicle
The Plaxton Centro was a single-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was built from 2006 to 2009 by Plaxton.[1]
| Plaxton Centro | |
|---|---|
 Arriva North West & Wales VDL SB120 with Plaxton Centro bodywork in 2008 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Plaxton |
| Production | 2006 - 2009 |
| Assembly | Scarborough |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Low floor Low entry |
| Chassis | VDL SB120 VDL SB200 MAN 12.240 MAN 14.220 MAN 14.240 Volvo B7RLE |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins ISBe (VDL) MAN (MAN) Volvo (Volvo B7RLE) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8.9 to 12.0 m (29 ft 2 in to 39 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Alexander Dennis Enviro300 |
The Centro body could be built on the VDL SB120 chassis,[2][3] VDL SB200 chassis,[1] MAN 12.240 chassis,[4][5] MAN 14.220 chassis,[1][better source needed] MAN 14.240 chassis[1][better source needed] and Volvo B7RLE chassis.[2][6][7]
In 2007 Plaxton was purchased by Alexander Dennis.[8][9] In 2009 Alexander Dennis replaced the Centro with the Enviro200 and Enviro300
Gallery
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Centrebus VDL SB120 with Plaxton Centro bodywork rear in 2007 -
Arriva North East VDL SB120 with Plaxton Centro bodywork rear in 2009
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Centro Plaxton
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Serious about buses Bus & Coach Professional 14 February 2006
- ↑ Arriva places first fleet order for Centro Bus & Coach Professional 10 April 2006
- ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2017). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7447-6.
- ↑ Seamarks, Gary (15 October 2019). Bedfordshire Independent Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9142-8.
- ↑ Euro Bus Expo '06;New show, new vehicles Bus & Coach Professional 24 October 2006
- ↑ Neoman update - Meridian boosts MAN Bus & Coach Professional 9 October 2007
- ↑ Plaxton bought by ADL Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 14 May 2007
- ↑ Alexander Dennis buys Plaxton The Herald 15 May 2007
Other websites
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Media related to Plaxton Centro at Wikimedia Commons- Plaxton Centro Flickr gallery
