Alexander ALX300
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The Alexander ALX300 (later known as the TransBus ALX300 and the Alexander Dennis ALX300) is the name of a bus body built by Alexander at Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, which were for new generation (mainly low-floor) bus chassis produced since late 1990s. It was one of the ALX-series, which accounted for 5 different models (100/200/300/400/500).
It is mounted on either the MAN 18.220 or Volvo B10BLE chassis (the later of which is no longer sold). The ALX300 shares its appearance with the ALX200 midibus, ALX400 2-axle double decker body and the ALX500 3-axle double decker body and belongs to the same family as the ALX100 minibus.
The ALX300 was never as successful as many of its competitors, most notably the Wright Renown on the Volvo B10BLE chassis. However the ALX300 on a MAN 18.220 chassis is the favoured full size single decker bus of Stagecoach Group in the UK. Despite the arrival of the Enviro300, which is aimed at the same full-size single deck market, Stagecoach has continued to prefer the ALX300, with further deliveries to the group in the first half of 2006. The last ever batch of ALX300-bodied buses, built on the new MAN 18.240 chassis, are shortly to be delivered to Stagecoach Sheffield. The body will then be replaced by the Enviro300 which is now Stagecoach's preferred type.
