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[a] 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[1][2][3] and the Volvo Super Olympian chassis.[1]
The ALX500 was only sold in Hong Kong, It was sold to Citybus,[4] Kowloon Motor Bus,[4] Long Win Bus,[4] New World First Bus[5] and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.[6]
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
[change | change source]- ↑ later known as the TransBus ALX500
References
[change | change source]- 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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