VDL DB250
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.
| DAF/VDL DB250 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
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]
DB250 with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2014.
Arriva North West DB250 with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2007.
Open top Southern Vectis DB250 with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork in 2009.
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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]
DB250LF with Optare Spectra bodywork in 2017.
DAF DB250LF with Plaxton President bodywork in 2008.
DAF DB250LF with East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander bodywork in 2013.
VDL DB250LF with Wright Pulsar Gemini bodywork in 2014.
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VDL DB250 Media
Preserved Harris Bus DB250 with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork
Abus Optare Spectra bodied DB250LF, the first low floor double-decker bus to enter service in the United Kingdom
Arriva London Wright Pulsar Gemini bodied DB250LF at Trafalgar Square in April 2015
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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 (Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited) (277): 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
Other websites
Media related to DAF DB250 at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to VDL DB250 at Wikimedia Commons
