DAF SB220

DAF SB220
RATB DAF SB220 in Bucharest, Romania, several months before its withdrawal in 2012. The bus is fitted with a Hispano LT550 bodywork, and was the last one of its kind to be withdrawn.
Overview
Manufacturer	DAF
Production	1985 -
Assembly	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Step entrance Low floor Low entry
Powertrain
Engine	DAF GS160M
Power output	218 horsepower
Transmission	ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed Voith DIWA 851.2
Dimensions
Length	11.3 or 12.0 m (37 ft 1 in or 39 ft 4 in)
Width	2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height	3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)
Chronology
Successor	DAF/VDL SB200 VDL SB250

Arriva Netherlands Berkhof 2000NL bodied SB220 in May 2000

SMRT Buses Alexander Setanta bodied step entrance SB220LT in Singapore in July 2006

Arriva North West Plaxton Prestige bodied SB220 in Liverpool in July 2007

First Chester & The Wirral Ikarus bodied SB220 in Rock Ferry in August 2007

The DAF SB220 was a full-size single-decker bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International from 1985. ^[1] Initially only built in left hand drive, in 1988 a right hand drive version was launched for the United Kingdom market. ^[2] An articulated version was also manufactured. ^[3]

It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.

Types

• Step entrance
• Low floor
• Low entry

Bodywork

Makes and models of bodywork were fitted to the SB220 full-size single-decker bus chassis include the following:

United Kingdom (step entrance)

• Ikarus Citibus
• Northern Counties Paladin
• Optare Delta ^{[4] [5]}

United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)

• Alexander ALX300 ^[6]
• East Lancs Myllennium
• Ikarus Polaris
• Ikarus 481
• Plaxton Prestige / Northern Counties Paladin LF

Ireland (step entrance)

• Alexander Setanta
• Plaxton Verde ^[7]

Netherlands (step entrance)

• Berkhof ST2000NL
• Den Oudsten B88
• Den Oudsten B89 Alliance

Portugal (step entrance)

• CAMO Camus
• CAMO Cronus (Only 2 units of the "standard" version of this bodywork were produced, and both used the SB220 chassis)
• Marcopolo Allegro

Spain (step entrance)

• Castrosua CS 40 City
• Hispano Carrocera VOV
• Ugarte U-2000 ^[8]
• Unicar U-90

Singapore (step entrance)

• Walter Alexander Setanta (1 unit used a replaced front bumper after an accident, all SB220s were fully retired by November 2016, if can reach 2 years lifespan extension)
• Hispano Carrocera (All retired and sold to United Kingdom or New Zealand, ex-City Shuttle Service DAF SB220LT abandoned somewhere in New Zealand)

All these buses are powered by a DAF LT 160L engine (11,627cc), which is Euro I compliant. All Hispano Carrocera SV220s to be fitted with ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed gearbox. While Walter Alexander Setanta bodied SV220s was equipped with Voith DIWA 851.2 gearbox (earlier Hispano-bodied SV220 units).

Romania (step entrance)

• DAF SB 220-Castrosua (RATB Bucharest)
• DAF SB 220-Elvo (RATB Bucharest)
• DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera (RATB Bucharest)

References

1. DAF's Lynx rival takes to road Commercial Motor 1 June 1985
2. SB220 spearheads Daf's single-deck bus attack Commercial Motor 11 February 1988
3. Northern alights on artic Commercial Motor 5 March 1992
4. Optare ready to go with Daf SB220 chassis Commercial Motor 7 April 1988
5. Optare Delta Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
6. Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web
7. Plaxton waits for Dublin Bus deal Commercial Motor 28 November 1991
8. "DAF SB220 with Ugarte U2000 bodywork from Burgos, Spain". Archived from the original on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

External links

Media related to DAF SB220 at Wikimedia Commons

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