Alexander ALX500
| Alexander ALX500 | |
|---|---|
 New World First Bus Dennis Trident 3 with Alexander ALX500 bodywork | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Walter Alexander Coachbuilders TransBus |
| Production | 1997–2004 |
| Assembly | Falkirk, Scotland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Dennis Trident 3 Volvo Super Olympian |
| Related | ALX100, ALX200, ALX300, ALX400 |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 61 to 93 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.6, 11.3 & 12.0 metres |
| Width | 2.5 metres |
| Height | 4.4 metres |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | TransBus Enviro500 |
The Alexander ALX500 was a double-decker body of a bus. It had a low floor. It was made from 1997 to 2004 by Alexander and then TransBus International.
The ALX500 body was built on the Dennis Trident 3 chassis and the Volvo Super Olympian chassis.
The ALX500 was only sold in Hong Kong, It was sold to Citybus, Kowloon Motor Bus, Long Win Bus, New World First Bus and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
Kowloon Motor Bus Volvo Super Olympian with Alexander ALX500 bodywork
Citybus Volvo Super Olympian with Alexander ALX500 bodywork
Long Win Bus Dennis Trident 3 with Alexander ALX500 bodywork
Notes
- ↑ later known as the TransBus ALX500
References
- 1 2 Brown, Stewart J. (21 August 2008). Buses Yearbook. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 9780711032958.
- ↑ Seamarks, Gary (15 January 2020). Hong Kong Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9156-5.
- ↑ 陳志華; 李健信 (7 July 2015). 香港巴士90年(2015年增訂版) (in Chinese). 中華書局(香港)有限公司. ISBN 978-988-8366-12-5.
- 1 2 3 Chan, Danny C. Y., ed. (1998). Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 1998. Hong Kong: Northcord International. pp. 44–46. ISBN 9789629200176.
- ↑ Chan, Danny C. Y., ed. (2000). Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 2000 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Northcord International. pp. 42–44. ISBN 9789629200275.
- ↑ Chan, Danny C. Y., ed. (2001). Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 2001 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Northcord International. p. 19. ISBN 9789629200329.
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