IN FLEET NEWS THIS MONTH

Arriva Midlands gets first lowheight StreetDeck Electroliners

Go South Coast acquired Enviro400 MMCs from Cardiff Bus

First Yutong electrics arrive with Nottingham City Transport

Reading buys biogas Scanias from Stagecoach North East

Another Alexander Dennis Enviro200 batch for Trent Barton

BODY TYPE

AB Articulated single-deck bus

AC Articulated coach

B Rigid single-deck bus

C Coach

DP Dual purpose, usually coach seats in a bus shell

H Double-decker

L Lowbridge double-decker with side sunken gangway upstairs. All other double-deckers are

H (highbridge) regardless of overall height.

M Minibus

O Permanent open-top

CO Convertible open-top

PO Partial open-top

SEATING CAPACITY

For double-deckers, this is shown with the upper deck capacity first (e.g. 43/30, indicating 43 ‘over’ 30. Where the split is not known, a total figure (e.g. 73) is shown in the same style as for single-deckers. The total seating capacity shown includes all fixed and tip-up seats. The vehicles themselves may show other permutations of seats, standing spaces and wheelchair capacity.

DOOR POSITION

F Front (can be directly behind front axle on vehicles with no front overhang)

R Rear

RD Rear with platform doors

C Centre

D Dual (two) doors

T Triple doors

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