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The Mellor Tucana (previously known as the Bluebird Tucana) is a small wheelchair-accessible
minibus A minibus, microbus, or minicoach is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, the word "minibus" is us ...
manufactured by
Mellor Coachcraft Mellor Coachcraft,Companies House extract company no 02691794
Mellor Co ...
in England.


Tucana

The Bluebird Tucana entered production in 2005 fitted to the Volkswagen Transporter T5 chassis. Over 650 were built, with
Transport for London Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom. TfL is the successor organization of the London Passenger Transport Board, which was established in 1933, and His ...
purchasing over 250 for use on
Dial-a-Ride Demand-responsive transport (DRT), also known as demand-responsive transit, demand-responsive service,
US National Trans ...
services. A number are used by
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in
South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...
. Woodall Nicholson purchased the rights to the Tucana and transferred production from
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...
to its
Mellor Coachcraft Mellor Coachcraft,Companies House extract company no 02691794
Mellor Co ...
subsidiary in
Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...
after Bluebird entered administration in 2014.


Tucana II

In August 2016, Mellor Coachcraft launched the Mellor Tucana II based on the Volkswagen Transporter T6 chassis with the first delivered to Scarborough Dial-a-Ride.Mellor Coachcraft launches Tucana II ''
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'' issue 1258 20 September 2016 pages 40, 41


Gallery

File:London Dial a Ride 1.jpg,
London Dial-a-Ride Dial-a-Ride is a service run by Transport for London (TfL) which is mainly a door-to-door community transport service for people with a permanent or long term disability or health problem who are unable, or virtually unable to use public transp ...
Bluebird Tucana File:London Dial-A-Ride bus D7167 (YX11 FSN), 27 October 2012.jpg, Rear of
London Dial-a-Ride Dial-a-Ride is a service run by Transport for London (TfL) which is mainly a door-to-door community transport service for people with a permanent or long term disability or health problem who are unable, or virtually unable to use public transp ...
Bluebird Tucana File:PlusBus812Interior.jpg, The interior of a Bluebird Tucana


References


External links


Mellor Tucana brochure
Mellor Coachcraft
Mellor Tucana II brochure
Mellor Coachcraft {{Mellor Coachcraft Minibuses Low-floor buses Mellor Coachcraft Vehicles introduced in 2005