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As compared to the [[Alexander Dash|Dash]], the ALX200 has a more rounded appearance. The styling is completely different from the [[Alexander Dash|Dash]] body, with a rounded roof dome and deep double-curvature windscreen with plastic mouldings under the [[windscreen]] to make it look deeper, and large circular [[headlight]]s and circular front indicators, it also has a separately mounted [[destination blind|destination box]]. The body was primarily built on [[Dennis Dart SLF]] and [[Volvo B6|Volvo B6LE]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Lanarkshire Independents|date=2015|publisher=Amberley Publishing |
As compared to the [[Alexander Dash|Dash]], the ALX200 has a more rounded appearance. The styling is completely different from the [[Alexander Dash|Dash]] body, with a rounded roof dome and deep double-curvature windscreen with plastic mouldings under the [[windscreen]] to make it look deeper, and large circular [[headlight]]s and circular front indicators, it also has a separately mounted [[destination blind|destination box]]. The body was primarily built on [[Dennis Dart SLF]] and [[Volvo B6|Volvo B6LE]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Lanarkshire Independents|date=2015|publisher=[[Amberley Publishing]]|isbn=9781445652504|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luKGCgAAQBAJ&dq=Alexander+ALX200&pg=PA1993|access-date=25 January 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander ALX200 |url=http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=52&Type=Body |website=Bus lists on the web |accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref> It was given a mild front end refresh during 2001. |
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The ALX200 sold quite well, and buyers included [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] (which includes 90 on B6LE), [[FirstGroup]], [[Arriva]] and [[Newport Transport|Newport]] (which operated some on 8.8m Dart SLF chassis) and many more. [[Citybus (Hong Kong)|Citybus]] of [[Hong Kong]] purchased ten ALX200-bodied Volvo B6LE buses in 1997 (they returned to UK in 2000). Fifty Alexander ALX200s were also bodied on [[left hand drive]] Dennis Dart SLF chassis for use by [[Arriva Netherlands]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2000 |title=The Mayflower Corporation plc, Annual Report and Accounts 2000 |location=High Wycombe |publisher=The Mayflower Corporation |agency=Global Reports |page=18 |id={{ProQuest|1838507702}} |quote=In Europe, [Mayflower] has built on business wins in Spain, Portugal and Iceland and delivered 50 new generation Dart ALX200 midi buses to Arriva Netherlands.}}</ref> A small number were built by [[Thomas Built Buses]] from 1999 to 2003, under license for use in the United States as the 'SLF 200'; these buses were fitted with [[Cummins ISB]] and Mercedes-Benz engines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forsyth |first1=Ian |title=Boost for Alexander. |work=Aberdeen Press & Journal |date=3 March 1999|id={{Factiva|fabp000020010901dv3300h3k}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Goundry|first=Andy|title=Dennis Buses and Other Vehicles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O53SDwAAQBAJ|access-date=3 January 2023|date=23 March 2020|publisher=Crowood|isbn=978-1-78500-708-8|page=159}}</ref> |
The ALX200 sold quite well, and buyers included [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] (which includes 90 on B6LE), [[FirstGroup]], [[Arriva]] and [[Newport Transport|Newport]] (which operated some on 8.8m Dart SLF chassis) and many more. [[Citybus (Hong Kong)|Citybus]] of [[Hong Kong]] purchased ten ALX200-bodied Volvo B6LE buses in 1997 (they returned to UK in 2000). Fifty Alexander ALX200s were also bodied on [[left hand drive]] Dennis Dart SLF chassis for use by [[Arriva Netherlands]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2000 |title=The Mayflower Corporation plc, Annual Report and Accounts 2000 |location=High Wycombe |publisher=The Mayflower Corporation |agency=Global Reports |page=18 |id={{ProQuest|1838507702}} |quote=In Europe, [Mayflower] has built on business wins in Spain, Portugal and Iceland and delivered 50 new generation Dart ALX200 midi buses to Arriva Netherlands.}}</ref> A small number were built by [[Thomas Built Buses]] from 1999 to 2003, under license for use in the United States as the 'SLF 200'; these buses were fitted with [[Cummins ISB]] and Mercedes-Benz engines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forsyth |first1=Ian |title=Boost for Alexander. |work=Aberdeen Press & Journal |date=3 March 1999|id={{Factiva|fabp000020010901dv3300h3k}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Goundry|first=Andy|title=Dennis Buses and Other Vehicles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O53SDwAAQBAJ|access-date=3 January 2023|date=23 March 2020|publisher=Crowood|isbn=978-1-78500-708-8|page=159}}</ref> |
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| Alexander ALX200 | |
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.jpg) Arriva Buses Wales ALX200 bodied Dennis Dart SLF in 2013 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alexander/TransBus |
| Production | 1996–2001 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 doors |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Dennis Dart SLF Volvo B6LE |
| Related | ALX100, ALX300, ALX400, ALX500 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins B Series (Dennis Dart SLF) Volvo D6A (Volvo B6LE) |
| Transmission | Allison/ZF |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8.8–10.7 m (28 ft 10 in – 35 ft 1 in) |
| Width | around 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Alexander Dash |
| Successor | Plaxton Pointer |
The Alexander ALX200 was a single-decker bus body built by Alexander of the United Kingdom. It was created for low-floor bus chassis produced from the late 1990s.
It was launched in spring 1996 as a low floor replacement of the Alexander Dash. It was supposed to fill in the gap between the ALX100 minibus and the ALX300 full-size single-decker.
As compared to the Dash, the ALX200 has a more rounded appearance. The styling is completely different from the Dash body, with a rounded roof dome and deep double-curvature windscreen with plastic mouldings under the windscreen to make it look deeper, and large circular headlights and circular front indicators, it also has a separately mounted destination box. The body was primarily built on Dennis Dart SLF and Volvo B6LE.[1][2] It was given a mild front end refresh during 2001.
The ALX200 sold quite well, and buyers included Stagecoach (which includes 90 on B6LE), FirstGroup, Arriva and Newport (which operated some on 8.8m Dart SLF chassis) and many more. Citybus of Hong Kong purchased ten ALX200-bodied Volvo B6LE buses in 1997 (they returned to UK in 2000). Fifty Alexander ALX200s were also bodied on left hand drive Dennis Dart SLF chassis for use by Arriva Netherlands in 2000.[3] A small number were built by Thomas Built Buses from 1999 to 2003, under license for use in the United States as the 'SLF 200'; these buses were fitted with Cummins ISB and Mercedes-Benz engines.[4][5]
However, with the formation of TransBus International, the ALX200 was phased out, in favour of the more successful Plaxton Pointer in 2001 when production of the Pointer was moved from Scarborough to Falkirk[6] (where Walter Alexander is based).
See also
References
- ^ Devoy, David (2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445652504. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Alexander ALX200". Bus lists on the web. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "The Mayflower Corporation plc, Annual Report and Accounts 2000" (Press release). High Wycombe: The Mayflower Corporation. Global Reports. 2000. p. 18. ProQuest 1838507702.
In Europe, [Mayflower] has built on business wins in Spain, Portugal and Iceland and delivered 50 new generation Dart ALX200 midi buses to Arriva Netherlands.
- ^ Forsyth, Ian (3 March 1999). "Boost for Alexander". Aberdeen Press & Journal. Factiva fabp000020010901dv3300h3k.
- ^ Goundry, Andy (23 March 2020). Dennis Buses and Other Vehicles. Crowood. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-78500-708-8. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Piper plays a lament for 500 lost jobs at Plaxton". The Northern Echo. 28 July 2001. Factiva nrco000020010803dx7s00005.
External links
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