Plaxton Beaver

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The Plaxton Beaver[a] is a body of a minibus, It has a step-entrance, It was made from 1987 to 2011 by Plaxton.

Plaxton Beaver
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Mercedes-Benz 711D with Plaxton Beaver 1 bodywork in 2005
Overview
Manufacturer
Production1987–2011
Body and chassis
Doors1 door
Floor typeStep entrance
Chassis
Powertrain
EngineMercedes-Benz (Mercedes-Benz T2/Vario)

Plaxton Beaver 1

The first generation Beaver 1[b] was a body of a minibus, It had a step-entrance, It was made from 1987 to 1995 by Reeve Burgess and then Plaxton.

The Beaver 1 body was built on the Mercedes-Benz 709D chassis[1] and the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis.[2]

Some bodies were also built on the Renault S56 chassis,[3] Renault S75 chassis,[4] and the Iveco 49.10 chassis.[5]

Plaxton Beaver 2

The second generation Beaver 2 was a body of a minibus, It had a step-entrance, It was made from 1996 to 2006 by Plaxton.

The Beaver 2 body was built on the Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis.[6]

Plaxton Beaver 3

The third generation Beaver 3 was a body of a minibus, It had a step-entrance, It was made from 2007 to 2011 by Plaxton.

The Beaver 3 body was built on the Mercedes-Benz 813D chassis[7] and the Mercedes-Benz 814D chassis.[8]

From 1997 to 2017, Plaxton made a similar body of a minibus called the Plaxton Cheetah.

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Plaxton Beaver Media

Notes

  1. ↑ known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver
  2. ↑ previously known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver

References

  1. ↑ Poole, Scott. First West Yorkshire Buses (in en) (15 April 2024)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9727-7. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Wallis, Philip. Golden Miller Buses including Cardiff Bluebird (in en) (15 October 2019)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9580-8. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ↑ MacLennan, Calum. Nottingham Buses in the 1990s (in en) (15 September 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0917-9. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd - Fleet. compass-travel.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Macfarlane, Allan. The Mercedes Benz Midibus (in en) (2023-10-12)Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-3990-2356-6.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Matt. Oxford and South Midland Buses (in en) (15 August 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Busst, Edward. 103 MH03 EMH Mercedes 0813D Plaxton Beaver 3 DP33F Horsburgh Livingston 13-2-15 (13 February 2015). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Macfarlane, Allan. The Mercedes Benz Midibus (in en) (12 October 2023)Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-3990-2356-6. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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