Plaxton Beaver
| Plaxton Beaver | |
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 A Plaxton Beaver body on a Mercedes-Benz 711D chassis in Tenby with Silcox Coaches | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Plaxton |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 door |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis |
Mercedes-Benz T2 Mercedes-Benz Vario Renault S56 and S75 Iveco 49.10 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz (Mercedes-Benz T2/Vario) |
| Chronology | |
The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987-1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough factory from 1991, and from 1995 at Anston in South Yorkshire.
The Beaver has been built mainly on Mercedes-Benz van-derived minibus chassis such as the 709D and 811D, and was also built on the Renault S56 and S75 until 1992. Rare examples were also built on Iveco 49.10 chassis.
The Beaver 2, built on Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis, replaced the original Beaver in December 1996, and is still in production as of 2007. In 2006 Plaxton launched the Beaver 3, the Beaver 2 body combined with the front end of a Plaxton Cheetah.
The Beaver series bodywork was not modified to meet the European Commission Whole Vehicle Type Approval, it ceased production in 2011.
Gallery
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A Plaxton Beaver 2 of First Chester & The Wirral.
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A Plaxton Beaver 3 of Treloar School.
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Beaver 3 special needs education transport vehicles operated by HCT Group in Waltham Forest
See also
References
- Millar, Alan (1992) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-2060-4
- Millar, Alan (2007) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-3136-3
- Plaxton History & Heritage at Plaxton Centenary website
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plaxton Beaver. |
- The Beaver's product page at Plaxton's website
- Plaxton Beaver - wheelchair accessible transport in daily use around Dublin
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