The Scania N series is a line of

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chassis with straight-up, transversely mounted

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or newer engine at the rear, built by

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since 2006, replacing the Scania N94. It is available as the N UB (N230UB, N270UB, N280UB) two-axle single-decker bus, the N UA (N310UA) tri-axle

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, and the N UD (N230UD, N250UD, N260UD, N270UD, N280UD, N320UD) two-axle

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. The double-decker variant is mainly built for use in the United Kingdom, and was initially available both as an integral product known as the

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, and as a separate chassis with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 bodywork. The N230UD is the best selling variant of the N-series chassis, with

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in the United Kingdom being the largest customer. The N230UD was succeeded as the main model of the N-series family by the updated N250UD in 2015, which was launched with the updated

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bodywork. This also marked the official end of the double deck variant of the

. A gas-powered double-decker variant of the N-series chassis, known as the N280UD, was launched with Enviro400 MMC bodywork in 2016.

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was the first customer of the

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's first ever gas-powered

. The largest UK fleet of N280UD buses is in service with Nottingham City Transport, with the total fleet there reaching 120 by the end of 2019. Their examples are Enviro400 City bodied.

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