Alexander ALX500

Alexander ALX500
New World First Bus Dennis Trident 3 with Alexander ALX500 bodywork
Overview
ManufacturerWalter Alexander Coachbuilders
TransBus
Production1997–2004
AssemblyFalkirk, Scotland
Body and chassis
Doors2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisDennis Trident 3
Volvo Super Olympian
RelatedALX100, ALX200, ALX300, ALX400
Powertrain
Capacity61 to 93 seated
Dimensions
Length10.6, 11.3 & 12.0 metres
Width2.5 metres
Height4.4 metres
Chronology
SuccessorTransBus Enviro500

The Alexander ALX500[a] is a double-decker body of a bus. It has a low floor. It was built from 1997 to 2004. It was built by Alexander.[b]

The body could be built on the Dennis Trident 3 chassis and the Volvo Super Olympian chassis.

The ALX500 was only sold in In Hong Kong, It was sold to Citybus,[1] Kowloon Motor Bus,[1] Long Win Bus,[1] New World First Bus[2] and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ later known as the TransBus ALX500
  2. ↑ It was built by Alexander and then TransBus International.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chan, Danny C. Y., ed. (1998). Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 1998. Hong Kong: Northcord International. pp. 44–46. ISBN 9789629200176.
  2. ↑ Chan, Danny C. Y., ed. (2000). Hong Kong Buses Yearbook 2000 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Northcord International. pp. 42–44. ISBN 9789629200275.
  3. ↑ 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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