DAF SB220
| DAF SB220 | |
|---|---|
RATB DAF SB220 in Bucharest, Romania, several months before its withdrawal in 2012. The bus is fitted with a Hispano LT550 bodywork, and was the last one of its kind to be withdrawn. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DAF |
| Production | 1985 - |
| Assembly | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance Low floor Low entry |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | DAF GS160M |
| Power output | 218 horsepower |
| Transmission | ZF Ecomat 4HP500 4-speed Voith DIWA 851.2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.3 or 12.0 m (37 ft 1 in or 39 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 3.04 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | DAF/VDL SB200 VDL SB250 |
The DAF SB220 was a full-size single-decker chassis of a bus. It had a step-entrance or a low-floor. It was made from 1985[1] to the 2000s by DAF Bus International.
In 1988, it was launched for the United Kingdom market.[2]
Bodyworks
The following bodies were built on the SB220 step-entrance and low-floor chassis:
United Kingdom (step entrance)
- Ikarus Citibus 480 bodywork[a][3][4]
- Northern Counties Paladin bodywork[5]
- Optare Delta bodywork[6][7][5]
United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)
- Alexander ALX300 bodywork[8][5]
- East Lancs Myllennium bodywork[9]
- Ikarus Polaris bodywork[4]
- Ikarus 481 bodywork[b][4]
- Plaxton Prestige[5][10] / Northern Counties Paladin LF bodywork[10]
Ireland (step entrance)
- Alexander Setanta bodywork
- Plaxton Verde bodywork[11][5]
Netherlands (step entrance)
- Berkhof ST2000NL bodywork
- Den Oudsten B88 bodywork
- Den Oudsten B89 Alliance bodywork
Portugal (step entrance)
- CAMO Camus bodywork
- CAMO Cronus bodywork (Only 2 units of the "standard" version of this bodywork were produced, and both used the SB220 chassis)
- Marcopolo Allegro bodywork
Spain (step entrance)
- Castrosua CS 40 City bodywork
- Hispano Carrocera VOV bodywork
- Ugarte U-2000 bodywork[12]
- Unicar U-90 bodywork
Singapore (step entrance)
- Alexander Setanta bodywork (1 unit used a replaced front after an accident, all retired by 1 December 2016)
- Hispano Carrocera bodywork (All retired and sold to United Kingdom or New Zealand, ex-City Shuttle Service DAF SB220LT abandoned somewhere in New Zealand)
Romania (step entrance)
- DAF SB 220-Castrosua bodywork (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Elvo bodywork (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera bodywork (RATB Bucharest)
Notes
References
- ↑ DAF's Lynx rival takes to road Commercial Motor 1 June 1985
- ↑ SB220 spearheads Daf's single-deck bus attack Commercial Motor 11 February 1988
- ↑ The Scottish bus handbook (16 ed.). British Bus Publishing. 2008. p. 36. ISBN 9781904875024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Millar, Allan (1998). Bus and Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 9780711031364.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Millar, Allan (1998). Bus and Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 9780711031364.
- ↑ Optare ready to go with Daf SB220 chassis Commercial Motor 7 April 1988
- ↑ Optare Delta Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
- ↑ Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ Millar, Allan (1998). Bus and Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9780711031364.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Millar, Allan (1998). Bus and Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 9780711031364.
- ↑ Plaxton waits for Dublin Bus deal Commercial Motor 28 November 1991
- ↑ "DAF SB220 with Ugarte U2000 bodywork from Burgos, Spain". Archived from the original on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
Other websites
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