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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.) and 11m (35 ft.) long. While used in many parts of the world, the midibus is perhaps most common in the UK where operators have found them more economical, and to have a sufficient number of seats compared to full size single-decker buses. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x886, 224 KB)Press image of an Optare Solo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x886, 224 KB)Press image of an Optare Solo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
An Optare Solo M990 used on the Exeter Park and Ride The Optare Solo is a low floor midibus manufactured in Leeds, UK by Optare since 1997. ...
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Midibuses are often designed to be light weight to save on fuel (eg. smaller wheels than on larger buses), making them not as durable as heavier 'full size' buses. Some midibuses, such as the Scania OmniTown, are heavier and therefore more durable. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into car making. ...
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The Scania OmniTown is a low-floor midibus sold in the United Kingdom. ...
Recently Europe has seen the introduction of the Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 and VDL SB200, both predominately aimed at the UK market which while being full size buses (in the fact that they are or nearly 12m long) are related to midibuses in being light weight. These have been dubbed Super-Midibuses or Maxibuses by some people. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of the Earth. ...
The Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro 300) is a light weight single deck bus built by Alexander Dennis (the successor to Transbus International) in the UK since 2001. ...
The VDL SB200 (previously known as the DAF SB200) is a light-weight 12m citybus produced from 2001 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus International). ...
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The term midibus was not used commonly in the US. US transit markets simply do not use these smaller and lighter-duty buses except in some specialized uses. San Francisco, for example, has some buses much smaller than its regular Orion transit buses for the routes that include some of the steeper and curvier hills. However, midibuses are simply not used in transit roles in the US as they are in Europe.
In charter / tour roles, there was indeed a gap between a minibus (12-28 seats) and a touring coach (47-50 seats). Several shuttle bus companies such as Goshen and Crystal have manufactured rear-engined vehicles that has 30-35 seats, but no generic term was ever applied to them. They are usually lumped together with their smaller "minibus" brethrens and called "minibus", or "shuttle bus". The only other alternative was to import a "short" (two-axle) version of European touring coaches, known often as "baby coaches" of about 30 ft long and holds about 30-32 seats. Goshen Coaches is a small bus builder and owned by Thor Industries of Imlay City, Michigan. ...
In early 2000s ABC Companies did introduce a "mid-sized coach", the M1000 series, which is based on Freightliner large truck frame. Compared to regular touring coaches, this mid-sized coach is about half the price (150k USD vs. 300k USD), but offers no luggage space under the cabin (any luggage space must be carved out of the main cabin) and maximum of 40 seats (w/o any luggage). It is also front-engined, making it somewhat noisier than rear-engined vehicles. However, it is based on a reliable chasis, and thus reliability is excellent. There are two entries concerning Freightliner For the Freightliner Truck Company, please see Freightliner (truck) For the United Kingdom Rail Company, please see Freightliner_(UK) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Other manufacturers such as Goshen and Crystal introduced similar vehicles based on other large truck frames, including GMC. GMC Logo GMC, formerly known as GMC Truck, is a brand name used on trucks, vans, and SUVs marketed in North America and the Middle East by General Motors. ...
Makes of midibus The Enviro200Dart is a midibus manufactured by Alexander Dennis for the UK market as a successor to the Dart chassis and Pointer body. ...
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus model built in UK and was the first successful Dennis product since the Dominator. ...
The Dennis Dart is a bus model and was the first successful Dennis product since the Dominator. ...
FAP (Serbian: Fabrika automobila Priboj) is a motor vehicle manufacturer based in Priboj, Serbia. ...
The Swift was a midibus chassis built by Leyland from 1987, sharing many components with the Roadrunner light truck but with the engine relocated to behind the front axle which was itself set back to permit a passenger entrance in the front overhang. ...
The MCW Metrorider was a bus designed and built by Metro Cammell Weymann. ...
The Optare Excel was a full-size single deck bus manufactured by Optare. ...
An Optare MetroRider in service with Emsworth and District at Havant Bus Station. ...
An Optare Solo M990 used on the Exeter Park and Ride The Optare Solo is a low floor midibus manufactured in Leeds, UK by Optare since 1997. ...
The Scania OmniTown is a low-floor midibus sold in the United Kingdom. ...
A DAF SB120 owned by Arriva, UK. The VDL SB120 (previously known as the DAF SB120) is a low-floor light-weight midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus International) of the Netherlands primarily for the UK market. ...
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