Plaxton President

Plaxton President
Arriva North West Dennis Trident 2 with Plaxton President bodywork in 2010
Overview
Manufacturer	Plaxton/TransBus/Alexander Dennis
Production	1998–2005
Assembly	Wigan, England
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Low floor
Chassis	Dennis Trident 2 Volvo B7TL VDL DB250
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins C Series/ISCe (Dennis Trident 2) Volvo D7C (Volvo B7TL) DAF (VDL DB250)
Transmission	Voith DIWA/ZF Ecomat
Dimensions
Length	9.9–11.5 m (32 ft 6 in – 37 ft 9 in)
Width	2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height	4.2–4.4 m (13 ft 9 in – 14 ft 5 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Northern Counties Palatine

The Plaxton President is a double-decker body of a bus. It has a low-floor, It was built from 1998 to 2005 by Plaxton.^[a]

The President body could be built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis,^[1] Volvo B7TL chassis,^[2] or DAF DB250 chassis.^[3]

Gallery

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  Brookes Bus Dennis Trident 2 with Plaxton President bodywork
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  Volvo B7TL Go North East Volvo B7TL with Plaxton President bodywork
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  Brighton & Hove DAF DB250LF with Plaxton President bodywork
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  Go-Ahead London DAF DB250LF with Plaxton President bodywork with double doors (doors in the middle)
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  First Devon & Cornwall Dennis Trident 2 with Plaxton President bodywork rear
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  Uno Dennis Trident 2 with Plaxton President bodywork rear

Notes

1. It was built by Plaxton and then TransBus International and then Alexander Dennis

References

1. Walter, Richard (2022). The Bus and Coach Today. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0463-1. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
2. Beddall, David (2020). London's Low-floor Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0120-3. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
3. Beddall, David (2022). London's Plaxton President Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0621-5. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

Other websites

• Media related to Plaxton President at Wikimedia Commons