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The Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart is a midibus manufactured by Alexander Dennis for the UK market as the successor of the Dart SLF chassis and Pointer body. An Optare Solo M990 midibus A midibus is a classification of single decker buses which are identified as neither being minibuses or full size buses, and can be anywhere between 8m (26 ft. ...
Alexander Dennis Limited (formerly known as TransBus International) is the largest bus builder in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in the world. ...
The Dennis Dart is a bus model and was the first successful Dennis product since the Dominator. ...
Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer, owned by New World First Bus of Hong Kong. ...
Design
The Enviro 200 Dart was announced by Alexander Dennis on 20 March 2006, with the vehicle being launched at a media event at the ADL factory in Guildford in August of that year. The bus is available in five lengths, ranging from 8.9m to 11.4m, and is offered with a choice of four or six-cylinder Cummins ISBe Euro IV engines with a range of transmission options, and features new front and rear axles. Not to be confused with Guilford. ...
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Unlike the innovative but unsuccessful Enviro 200, the Enviro 200 Dart retains the conventional rear-engined layout of the Dart and offers the same seating capacity of the Pointer, but with more 'fixed' seats rather than 'tip up' for each length. The vehicle features integrated chassis and body multiplexing, and cantilevered seats. The Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 is a midibus designed for the UK market, primarily London as a successor to Dennis Dart. ...
Externally, the bus features the same front panel as the double-deck Enviro 400, projecting a 'family look' onto the two models. The Enviro 200 Dart chassis is also available with East Lancs Esteem and MCV Evolution bodywork. An Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 in service with London operator Metroline. ...
The East Lancs Esteem is a single-deck body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders for the Scania OmniTown and Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 chassis. ...
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60 confirmed vehicles were ordered at the vehicle's launch, with options for up to 50 more being declared. The first Enviro 200 Dart entered service in August 2006 with Leigh-based Jim Stones Coaches, and is a single 10.7m version of the model. The first in the London area were two 8.9m variants, operated by Sunray Travel on the 516 route (Chart Downs - Dorking - Box Hill - Letherhead - Woodbridge - Epsom) from September 2006, newly won from Surrey Connect. Leigh is a town in Greater Manchester, in north west England. ...
Jim Stones Coaches is a bus operator that operates a number of commercial and supported routes on behalf of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive in the Leigh, West Manchester area. ...
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In January 2007 Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation of Hong Kong ordered 11 Enviro200Dart for delivery in 2008. [1] The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (ä¹å»£éµè·¯å
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As of February 2007 the Enviro200Dart body will also be available on MAN 14.240 chassis, this is to give the option of EGR emissions reduction as some operators prefer this technology to the Cummins' SCR. Stagecoach has ordered 50 Enviro200-bodied MAN 14.240. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a NOx (nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide) reduction technique used in most gasoline and diesel engines. ...
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR): Gaseous or liquid ammonia is added to the flue gas stream and is absorbed onto a catalyst. ...
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External links - Product description of Enviro 200 Dart in Alexander Dennis official website
See also Competitors: Other Alexander Dennis buses: The Optare Versa is a midibus currently built as a prototype by Optare. ...
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