The Mellor Tucana (previously known as the Bluebird Tucana) is a small wheelchair-accessible
minibus
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manufactured by
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
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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
Sheffield Community Transport
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in
South Yorkshire
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.
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
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to its
subsidiary in
Rochdale
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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 '']Coach & Bus Week
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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 brochureMellor Coachcraft
Mellor Tucana II brochureMellor Coachcraft
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Minibuses
Low-floor buses
Mellor Coachcraft
Vehicles introduced in 2005