Plaxton
UK business
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Plaxton was a builder of bus and coach bodies, They was founded in 1907 in Eastfield, North Yorkshire, England by Frederick William Plaxton.[1]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation, manufacturing |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Headquarters | Eastfield, North Yorkshire, England |
| Products | Bus and coach bodies |
| Owner | NFI Group |
Number of employees | 750 |
| Parent | Alexander Dennis |
| Website | plaxtonlimited |
Products
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Current
changeCoaches
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As of 2021[update], the following models are being made:[2]
- Cheetah XL minicoach
- Elite luxury coach
- Elite i inter-deck coach
- Leopard entry-level coach
- Panorama double-decker coach
- Panther mid-spec coach
- Panther Cub short-wheelbase coach
- Panther LE low-entry intercity service coach
Buses
changeAfter 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.
Past
change- Type A
- D Series
- Type F
- Type J
- K Series
- L Series
- M Series
- Q2
- Envoy
- Venturer I, II, III
- Crusader Mk I, Mk II
- Consort Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV
- Highway – (single deck bus)
- Panorama
- Embassy I, II, III, IV
- Panorama I and Panorama II
- Panorama Elite, Elite Express
- Panorama Elite II, Elite Express II
- Panorama Elite III, Elite Express III
- Panorama IV (For Bedford SB and VAS)
- Derwent, Derwent II (single deck bus)
- Supreme I, II, III, IV, V, VI (1st version of Supreme for *Bristol LHS & Bedford PJK was to be known as Panorama Supreme)
- Viewmaster
- Bustler – (single deck bus)
- Paramount 3200, 3500, 4000, Mk I, Mk II, Mk III
- Plaxton Expressliner (Paramount III for National Express)
- Derwent 3000 – (single deck bus)
- Plaxton 321 (1989 version of the Duple 320 after takeover)
- Plaxton 425
- Verde – for rear engined Dennis Lance, Volvo B10B and Scania N113 single-deck bus chassis
- Excalibur – for Volvo B10M and Volvo B12T chassis
- Premiere – for Volvo B10M, Scania K93, Dennis Javelin chassis and others
- Prima – for Volvo B7R, DAF SB3000 chassis
- Prestige – left hand drive coach sold to France and Italy on Volvo B12R
- Prestige – single-deck bus based on Northern Counties design
- President – double-deck bus
- Beaver / Beaver 2 / Beaver 3 – minibus for Mercedes-Benz van chassis
- Pointer / Pointer 2 – for Dennis Dart/Dart SLF and Volvo B6/B6LE chassis
- Paragon – for Volvo B10M, B12M and B12B, Dennis R-Series, MAN 18.310 and Irisbus EuroRider
- Profile (10m and 12m)[3] – for Volvo B7R and Dennis Javelin chassis
- Primo / Primo 2 – midibus based on the frame of Enterprise Bus Plasma
- Centro – for VDL SB120, VDL SB200, MAN 12.240, MAN 14.220 and Volvo B7RLE single-deck bus chassis
- Cheetah[4] – for Mercedes-Benz Vario van chassis
References
change- ↑ Deakin, Tim (12 June 2019). "Plaxton launches own coach rally". routeone. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Plaxton Coaches". Alexander Dennis. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Plaxton Profile brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "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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Media related to Plaxton at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Plaxton Body Styles 1946–1960 (John Kaye SCT'61) Archived 2024-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Plaxton Body Styles 1960–1975 – Lightweights (John Kaye SCT'61)
- Plaxton Body Styles 1960–1975 – Heavyweights (John Kaye SCT'61)
