DAF SB220
| DAF SB220 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 4HP500 |
| 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It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.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
Bodywork
Makes and models of bodywork were fitted to the SB220 full-size single-decker bus chassis include the following:
United Kingdom (step entrance)
United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)
- Alexander ALX300[6]
- East Lancs Myllennium
- Ikarus Polaris
- Ikarus 481
- Plaxton Prestige / Northern Counties Paladin LF
Ireland (step entrance)
- Alexander Setanta
- Plaxton Verde[7]
Netherlands (step entrance)
- Berkhof ST2000NL
- Den Oudsten B88
- Den Oudsten B89 Alliance
Portugal (step entrance)
- 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)
- Castrosua CS 40 City
- Hispano Carrocera VOV
- Ugarte U-2000[8]
- Unicar U-90
Singapore (step entrance)
- Alexander Setanta (1 unit used a replaced front after an accident, all retired by 1 December 2016)
- Hispano Carrocera (All retired and sold to United Kingdom or New Zealand, ex-City Shuttle Service DAF SB220LT abandoned somewhere in New Zealand)
Romania (step entrance)
- DAF SB 220-Castrosua (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Elvo (RATB Bucharest)
- DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera (RATB Bucharest)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "DAF SB220 with Ugarte U2000 bodywork from Burgos, Spain". Archived from the original on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
External links
Media related to DAF SB220 at Wikimedia Commons
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