Alexander ALX300

The Alexander ALX300 (later known as the TransBus ALX300 and the Alexander Dennis ALX300) was a low-floor bus body manufactured by Alexander and later Alexander Dennis in Falkirk, Scotland. It was launched in 1997 as a replacement for the Strider and the PS type.[1]

Alexander ALX300
Stagecoach in Manchester ALX300 bodied MAN 18.220 in March 2013
Overview
ManufacturerWalter Alexander Coachbuilders
TransBus
Alexander Dennis
Production1997–2007
Body and chassis
Doors1
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisDAF SB220
MAN 18.220
Volvo B10BLE
RelatedALX100, ALX200, ALX400, ALX500
Powertrain
Capacity34 to 41 seated
Dimensions
Length10.7m to 11.5m
Width2.50m
Height3.00m
Chronology
PredecessorAlexander Strider
Alexander PS type
Alexander Ultra
SuccessorAlexander Dennis Enviro300
Stagecoach in Newcastle ALX300 bodied MAN 18.220 rear in Newcastle upon Tyne in April 2009.

A total of 749 were completed on MAN 18.220 (576), Volvo B10BLE (110) and DAF SB220 (63) chassis.[2][3][4] It has a rounded roof dome similar to the ALX200, a deep double-curvature windscreen with plastic mouldings under the windscreen to make it look deeper and a separate destination sign.

The ALX300 on MAN 18.220 chassis was the favoured full-size single-decker bus of Stagecoach with over 500 purchased.[4][5] Despite the arrival of the Enviro300 in 2001, which was aimed at the same market, Stagecoach continued to prefer the ALX300, with deliveries continuing until 2007 when it switched to the Enviro300 on MAN 18.240 chassis.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Shades of Midland Red Bus & Coach Preservation ISSN 1462-1886 December 2019 page 48
  2. Beddall, David (19 August 2020). United counties buses : a fleet history, 1921-2014. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781526755551. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire independents. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 1994. ISBN 9781445652504. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web
  5. News from Coach and Bus 2003 Bus & Coach Professional 10 October 2003
  6. Stagecoach Group orders 340 new buses for UK Stagecoach 14 March 2005
  7. Stagecoach orders 444 new buses Bus & Coach Professional 28 February 2007
  8. Potter, Bill (2009). 2009 Stagecoach Bus Handbook. Telford: British Bus Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781904875093.

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