The Plaxton Derwent 3000 was a
step entrance single-decker bus body
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built by
Plaxton. It was introduced in 1986, and is not related to the earlier body which was built between 1962 and 1977, with the same name.
Around 250 were built, almost four times as many as its predecessor, the Plaxton Bustler, over a similar number of years.
It was built mainly on
mid-engined
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History
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chassis, although a small number of Scania K93
-engined chassis were also bodied. The most common chassis was the
Leyland Tiger, largely due to orders from the
UK military for over a hundred, some of which were
left-hand drive. Other chassis were the
Volvo B10M (including short
wheelbase
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examples); some of the last
Bedford Y series to enter service;
Dennis Javelin; and around fifteen secondhand
Leyland Leopard
The Leyland Leopard was a mid-engine design, mid-engined single-decker bus and single-decker bus, single-decker coach (bus), coach chassis manufactured by Leyland Bus, Leyland between 1959 and 1982.
History
The Leyland Leopard was introduced ...
chassis being rebodied.
The Derwent 3000 was superseded by the
Plaxton Verde from 1991.
Body numbering
In the pre-1989 system of body numbers, the Derwent 3000 initially took the code D1B. This later became L2B, presumably to avoid confusion with the Paramount 4000, which also used the letter D. For military vehicles, MOD was used instead.
In the post-1989 system, the letters E and F identified the Derwent.
Naming
The number 3000 in the model's name refers to its approximate height in millimetres (like the
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3200, 3500 and 4000).
The model was initially launched as the Derwent II, even though the numeral II had already been used for the previous Derwent model between 1966 and 1977.
See also
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List of buses
References
External links
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Derwent 3000
Single-deck buses
Step-entrance buses
Vehicles introduced in 1986