VDL DB250
| DAF/VDL DB250 | |
|---|---|
Arriva Shires & Essex Alexander ALX400 bodied DB250LF at Northwood tube station in 2014 | |
| 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 |
The VDL DB250 (previously called the DAF DB250) was a double-decker chassis of a bus, It had a step entrance or a low-floor. It was made from 1991 to 2007 by DAF Bus and then VDL Bus & Coach.
In November 2008, It was replaced by the Wright Gemini 2.[1]
DB250
The DAF DB250 was a chassis of a bus, It had a step-entrance, It was made from 1991 to 1997 by DAF Bus and then VDL Bus & Coach.
The DB250 body was built on Optare Spectra bodywork[2][3] and Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork.[4]
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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
The VDL DB250LF was a chassis of a bus, It had a low-floor, It was made from 1998 to 2007 by VDL Bus & Coach.
The DB250LF chassis was built on the following bodies:
- Optare Spectra bodywork[5]
- Alexander ALX400 bodywork[6]
- Plaxton President bodywork[7]
- East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander bodywork[8]
- Wright Pulsar Gemini bodywork[9]
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DB250LF with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2017.
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DAF DB250LF with Plaxton President bodywork in 2008.
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DAF DB250LF with East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander bodywork in 2013.
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VDL DB250LF with Wright Pulsar Gemini bodywork in 2014.
References
- ↑ New integrated Wrightbus double-deck Bus & Coach Professional 13 December 2007
- ↑ 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 (15 February 2024). Buses of Wiltshire and Dorset: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1737-2.
- ↑ Ackers, Simon (15 April 2022). Merseyside Buses 2010-2020. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0941-4.
- ↑ Beddall, David (15 October 2023). London's Low-floor Buses in Exile. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0649-9.
- ↑ Beddall, David (24 October 2022). 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