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Alexander PS type

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also took on comparatively large numbers of PS types-bodied B10Ms. Most were withdrawn by 2016 due to regulations mandating
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chassis was built with Alexander PS-type bodies in 1992, one being a rigid Mercedes demonstrator and a sole
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also purchased 60 PS-types between 1995 and 1997. Following the purchase of Mainline and SB Holdings by the
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The Alexander PS-type on the Volvo B10M chassis was the primary single decker for the
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The Alexander PS-type was developed from the Alexander's single-deck export body for
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purchased five Scania PS-types in 1992 as their first new full-size buses since
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The second-biggest operator of the Alexander PS-type were
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with dual door Alexander PS-type bodies were built for
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took an order of 20 Scanias with PS-type bodies, while
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The Alexander PS-type was ultimately succeeded by the
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from late 1992 following production delays with the
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and was produced from 1988 to the late 1990s on the
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Temple Press. 17 May 1990 574:"Switching to single-decks" 425:Grampian Regional Transport 985: 719:"Kneeling tests for Lance" 449:"New Series 3 PSV at NEC" 423:example being bodied for 383:Nottingham City Transport 71: 843:Vehicle bodies built by 385:took an order of eight. 379:Busways Travel Services 954:Alexander Dennis buses 933:British Rail Class 144 928:British Rail Class 143 408:, while in Hong Kong, 359: 314: 285:Singapore Bus Services 34:is missing information 350: 334:Stagecoach Manchester 323:Stagecoach Cumberland 312: 80:Stagecoach Merseyside 809:at Wikimedia Commons 776:Coach & Bus Week 697:Coach & Bus Week 693:"Selkent - new look" 604:Coach & Bus Week 560:Coach & Bus Week 482:Coach & Bus Week 415:Two examples on the 368:Kelvin Central Buses 354:Alexander PS bodied 964:Step-entrance buses 417:Mercedes-Benz O405 387:Yorkshire Traction 360: 356:Mercedes-Benz O405 315: 270:Mercedes-Benz O405 159:Mercedes-Benz O405 959:Single-deck buses 941: 940: 805:Media related to 410:Kowloon Motor Bus 243:Alexander PS-type 239: 238: 67:Alexander PS-type 57: 56: 976: 845:Walter Alexander 837: 830: 823: 814: 804: 788: 787: 785: 783: 767: 761: 760: 758: 756: 749:Commercial Motor 741: 735: 734: 732: 730: 723:Commercial Motor 715: 709: 708: 706: 704: 689: 683: 682: 674: 668: 667: 665: 663: 656:Commercial Motor 648: 642: 641: 639: 637: 630:Commercial Motor 622: 616: 615: 613: 611: 596: 590: 589: 587: 585: 578:Commercial Motor 570: 564: 563: 555: 549: 548: 546: 544: 527: 521: 520: 518: 516: 501: 495: 494: 492: 490: 473: 467: 466: 464: 462: 454:Commercial Motor 445: 319:Stagecoach Group 296:Alexander ALX300 292:Alexander ALX200 234:Alexander ALX300 230:Alexander ALX200 124:Body and chassis 96:Walter Alexander 76: 64: 52: 49: 43: 27: 19: 984: 983: 979: 978: 977: 975: 974: 973: 944: 943: 942: 937: 916: 847: 841: 797: 792: 791: 781: 779: 769: 768: 764: 754: 752: 743: 742: 738: 728: 726: 717: 716: 712: 702: 700: 691: 690: 686: 676: 675: 671: 661: 659: 652:"Notts adds 20" 650: 649: 645: 635: 633: 624: 623: 619: 609: 607: 598: 597: 593: 583: 581: 572: 571: 567: 557: 556: 552: 542: 540: 529: 528: 524: 514: 512: 509:mistral-bus.com 503: 502: 498: 488: 486: 475: 474: 470: 460: 458: 447: 446: 442: 437: 358:in January 2009 338:low-floor buses 332:chassis, while 307: 250:single-deck bus 232: 169: 167:Iveco Turbocity 165: 161: 157: 153: 137:Floor type 82: 62: 53: 47: 44: 37: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 982: 980: 972: 971: 966: 961: 956: 946: 945: 939: 938: 936: 935: 930: 924: 922: 918: 917: 915: 914: 909: 904: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 855: 853: 849: 848: 842: 840: 839: 832: 825: 817: 811: 810: 796: 795:External links 793: 790: 789: 762: 736: 710: 684: 669: 643: 617: 591: 565: 550: 522: 496: 468: 439: 438: 436: 433: 364:Mainline Buses 306: 303: 252:body built by 237: 236: 227: 223: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 198: 194: 193: 189: 188: 185: 179: 178: 174: 173: 148: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 130: 126: 125: 121: 120: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 88: 84: 83: 77: 69: 68: 60: 55: 54: 48:September 2021 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 981: 970: 967: 965: 962: 960: 957: 955: 952: 951: 949: 934: 931: 929: 926: 925: 923: 919: 913: 910: 908: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 856: 854: 850: 846: 838: 833: 831: 826: 824: 819: 818: 815: 808: 803: 799: 798: 794: 777: 773: 766: 763: 750: 746: 740: 737: 724: 720: 714: 711: 698: 694: 688: 685: 680: 673: 670: 657: 653: 647: 644: 631: 627: 621: 618: 605: 601: 595: 592: 579: 575: 569: 566: 561: 554: 551: 538: 537: 532: 526: 523: 510: 506: 500: 497: 484: 483: 478: 472: 469: 456: 455: 450: 444: 441: 434: 432: 430: 426: 422: 418: 413: 411: 407: 403: 399: 398:Dennis Lances 394: 392: 388: 384: 380: 375: 373: 369: 365: 357: 353: 349: 345: 343: 339: 335: 331: 328: 324: 320: 311: 304: 302: 300: 299:low-floor bus 297: 293: 288: 286: 281: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 248: 247:step-entrance 244: 235: 231: 228: 224: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 190: 186: 184: 180: 175: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 149: 145: 142: 141:Step entrance 139: 135: 131: 127: 122: 119: 115: 112: 108: 104: 100: 97: 94: 90: 85: 81: 75: 70: 65: 61:Motor vehicle 59: 51: 41: 35: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 911: 807:Alexander PS 780:. 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Stagecoach Merseyside
Walter Alexander
Falkirk
Scotland
Step entrance
Volvo B10M
Leyland Lynx
Mercedes-Benz O405
Dennis Lance
Iveco Turbocity
Scania N113
Transmission
Alexander ALX200
Alexander ALX300
step-entrance
single-deck bus
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders
Falkirk
Scotland
Dennis Lance
Mercedes-Benz O405
Scania N113
Volvo B10M
Singapore Bus Services
Alexander ALX200
Alexander ALX300
low-floor bus

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