Plaxton Beaver

Plaxton Beaver
Mercedes-Benz 711D with Plaxton Beaver 1 bodywork in 2005
Overview
Manufacturer
Production1987–2011
Body and chassis
Doors1 door
Floor typeStep entrance
Chassis
Powertrain
EngineMercedes-Benz (Mercedes-Benz T2/Vario)

The Plaxton Beaver[a] is a body of a minibus, It has a step-entrance, It was built from 1987 to 2011 by Plaxton.

Plaxton Beaver 1

The first generation Beaver 1[b] was built by Reeve Burgess and then Plaxton. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1987 to 1995.

The Beaver 1 body could be built on the Mercedes-Benz 709D chassis[1] and the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis.[2] Some bodies were also built on the Renault S56 chassis,[3] Renault S75 chassis,[4] and the Iveco 49.10 chassis.

Plaxton Beaver 2

The second generation Beaver 2 was built by Plaxton. It had a step-entrance. It was built from 1996 to 2006.

The Beaver 2 body could be built on the Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis.[5]

Plaxton Beaver 3

See also: Plaxton Cheetah

The third generation Beaver 3 was built by Plaxton. It has a step-entrance. It was built from 2007 to 2011.

The Beaver 3 body could be built on the Mercedes-Benz 813D chassis[6] and the Mercedes-Benz 814D chassis.[7]

From 1997 to 2017, Plaxton made a similar bus called the Plaxton Cheetah.

Notes

  1. ↑ previously known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver
  2. ↑ previously known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver

References

  1. ↑ Poole, Scott (15 April 2024). First West Yorkshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9727-7. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Wallis, Philip (15 October 2019). Golden Miller Buses including Cardiff Bluebird. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9580-8. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ↑ MacLennan, Calum (15 September 2022). Nottingham Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0917-9. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd - Fleet". compass-travel.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Matt (15 August 2022). Oxford and South Midland Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Busst, Edward (13 February 2015), 103 MH03 EMH Mercedes 0813D Plaxton Beaver 3 DP33F Horsburgh Livingston 13-2-15, retrieved 3 July 2024
  7. ↑ Macfarlane, Allan (12 October 2023). The Mercedes Benz Midibus. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-3990-2356-6. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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