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867:"Bullocks gets first five Manchester grant-aided low-floors".
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565:21 January
536:References
505:Altrincham
391:Rider York
233:Chronology
204:Dimensions
150:Powertrain
71:Production
38:Preserved
1603:Wrightbus
1562:Endeavour
1410:StreetCar
1351:StreetAir
1346:Eclipse 2
1325:Eclipse 3
1266:Commander
1259:Liberator
1229:Endurance
983:Wrightbus
466:Gravesend
450:Merseybus
439:Leicester
411:FifeFirst
380:Operators
370:low-floor
346:Liverpool
327:Alusuisse
280:Wrightbus
269:low-entry
252:Successor
197:ZF Ecomat
186:47 seated
164:Ultralow:
130:Ultralow:
117:Low entry
83:Ballymena
74:1995–2001
65:Wrightbus
1499:Gemini 2
1465:Explorer
1454:Gemini 3
1273:Pulsar 2
1241:Meridian
1189:Crusader
1164:Handybus
810:30 April
784:30 April
594:5 August
491:between
489:route 42
462:Dartford
448:for its
403:FirstBus
183:Capacity
173:Floline:
169:DSC11-71
138:Floline:
91:Designer
79:Assembly
56:Overview
1533:Consort
1360:GB Kite
1330:GB Hawk
1159:Midibus
1123:Minibus
837:6 April
722:6 April
679:6 April
653:6 April
485:Cheadle
419:Lowland
123:Chassis
50:in 2024
1400:Fusion
1339:Renown
1303:Pulsar
1128:Nimbus
1010:2020s
1007:2010s
1004:2000s
1001:1990s
362:Renown
302:Design
282:. The
276:Scania
225:Height
209:Length
199:4HP500
167:Scania
156:Engine
1528:Coach
1376:Solar
715:Buses
618:Buses
558:Buses
217:Width
105:Doors
997:Type
839:2024
812:2024
786:2024
724:2024
681:2024
655:2024
626:2024
596:2018
567:2024
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509:Sale
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