Duple 300 Series
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The Duple 300 Series[1] were a range of bus and coach bodywork built by Duple between 1985 and 1989. The range comprised the 3,000 mm (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in) high Duple 300 service bus, the 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) high Duple 320 coach, and the taller 3,400 mm (11 ft 1+7⁄8 in) high Duple 340 coach. The 320 and 340 coaches were announced at the Bus and Coach Show at Earls Court in September 1985 as replacements for the previous Laser and Caribbean. Deliveries of these models commenced in 1986, whilst the 300 bus was launched in 1987 as a replacement for the Dominant Bus. After Duple closed down the designs were sold to Plaxton and a small number of additional 320 bodies were built as the Plaxton 321.
Duple 300 Series | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Duple |
Also called | Duple 300 Duple 320 / Plaxton 321 Duple 340 |
Production | 1985–1989 |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 |
Floor type | Step entrance |
Chassis | Bedford YNT & YNV DAF MB200 & MB230 DAF SB2305 Dennis Javelin Leyland Leopard (rebodied chassis) Leyland Tiger Scania K93 Volvo B10M |
Dimensions | |
Length | 8,500 mm (27 ft 10+5⁄8 in) 11,000 mm (36 ft 1+1⁄8 in) 12,000 mm (39 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Duple Dominant Bus Duple Laser Duple Caribbean |
Successor | none |