DAF SB220

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DAF SB220
DAF SB220 number 734 in on line 162 in Giulesti, Bucharest.jpg
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 The bus is fitted with a Hispano LT550 bodywork, and was the last one of its kind to be withdrawn.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
Production1985 -
Assembly Eindhoven, Netherlands
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor type Step entrance
Low floor
Low entry
Powertrain
Engine DAF GS160M
Power output218 horsepower
Transmission ZF Ecomat 4HP500
Dimensions
Length11.3 or 12.0 m (37 ft 1 in or 39 ft 4 in)
Width2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)
Chronology
Successor DAF/VDL SB200
VDL SB250
Arriva Netherlands Berkhof bodied SB220 in May 2000 Arriva 5836.JPG
Arriva Netherlands Berkhof bodied SB220 in May 2000
SMRT Buses Alexander Setanta bodied step entrance SB220LT in Singapore in July 2006 DAF SB220LT SMRT Buses.jpg
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 DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige 1.jpg
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 First DAF Ikarus 3.jpg
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]

Contents

It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.

Types

Bodywork

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

United Kingdom (step entrance)

United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)

Ireland (step entrance)

Netherlands (step entrance)

Portugal (step entrance)

Spain (step entrance)

Singapore (step entrance)

Romania (step entrance)

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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.

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