DAF SB220
| DAF SB220 | |
|---|---|
| File:DAF SB220 number 734 in on line 162 in Giulesti, Bucharest.jpg | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DAF |
| Production | 1985 - |
| Assembly | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance Low floor Low entry |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | DAF GS160M |
| Power output | 218 horsepower |
| Transmission | ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed Voith DIWA 851.2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.3 or 12.0 m (37 ft 1 in or 39 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 3.04 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | DAF/VDL SB200 VDL SB250 |
The DAF SB220 was a full-size single-decker bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International from 1985.[1] Initially only built in left hand drive, in 1988 a right hand drive version was launched for the United Kingdom market.[2] An articulated version was also manufactured.[3]
It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.
Types
[edit | edit source]Bodywork
[edit | edit source]Makes and models of bodywork were fitted to the SB220 full-size single-decker bus chassis include the following:
United Kingdom (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)
[edit | edit source]- Alexander ALX300[6]
- East Lancs Myllennium
- Ikarus Polaris
- Ikarus 481
- Plaxton Prestige / Northern Counties Paladin LF
Ireland (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- Alexander Setanta
- Plaxton Verde[7]
Netherlands (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- Berkhof ST2000NL
- Den Oudsten B88
- Den Oudsten B89 Alliance
Portugal (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- CAMO Camus
- CAMO Cronus (Only 2 units of the "standard" version of this bodywork were produced, and both used the SB220 chassis)
- Marcopolo Allegro
Spain (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- Castrosua CS 40 City
- Hispano Carrocera VOV
- Ugarte U-2000[8]
- Unicar U-90
Singapore (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- Walter Alexander Setanta (One such vehicle had its front replaced with one from Hispano Carrocera, all were eventually retired in late-2016.)
- Hispano Carrocera (Some vehicles were moved to CSS operations in 1997, while others were sold abroad to New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The ones remaining under CSS were eventually retired in 2004.)
All these buses are powered by a DAF LT 160L engine (11,627cc), which is Euro I compliant. All Hispano Carrocera SV220s to be fitted with ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed gearbox. While Walter Alexander Setanta bodied SV220s was equipped with Voith DIWA 851.2 gearbox (earlier Hispano-bodied SV220 units).
Romania (step entrance)
[edit | edit source]- DAF SB 220-Castrosua (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Elvo (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera (RATB Bucharest)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ DAF's Lynx rival takes to road Commercial Motor 1 June 1985
- ^ SB220 spearheads Daf's single-deck bus attack Commercial Motor 11 February 1988
- ^ Northern alights on artic Commercial Motor 5 March 1992
- ^ Optare ready to go with Daf SB220 chassis Commercial Motor 7 April 1988
- ^ Optare Delta Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
- ^ Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web
- ^ Plaxton waits for Dublin Bus deal Commercial Motor 28 November 1991
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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