The UD SLF is a
rear-engined single-decker bus, and also a
semi-low-floor city bus made by the
UD Trucks. The other city buses of UD is the UD BRT. The BRT is an
articulated bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. It is usually a ...
unlike the SLF, which is a
rigid bus.
About
The SLF is named from
semi low-floor. (Incidentally, the
BRT is named from
bus rapid transit. )
It has 36 seats and
Denso air-conditioning, and is 12 meters length.
The GH8 engine is 6 cylinder 8 liter Euro IV diesel engine (turbocharged and intercooled), and
ZF 6-speed automatic (230 hp at 2200rpm).
Anti-lock Brake System, Door Brake System, Neutral Bus Stopping and 3-point
seat belt
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s are installed.
The manufacturer of the bus is
UD Trucks. The body of prototype was made by Volvo Buses India, but the body of main model is made by Volvo/SM Kannapa JV plant.
History
In 2014, the
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
Group introduced UD Buses project. The UD Buses is included the
Volvo Buses
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
, and includes city buses and coaches. The market of UD Buses is
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
at first, but it will be other
Asia
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n country finally, too.
In 2015, the prototype of the UD SLF was started running at
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
.
See also
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UD Trucks
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UD Buses
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UD BRT
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UD Quester
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UD Croner
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UD Kuzer
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Volvo Buses
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
References
External links
Official website
{{UD vehicles
Bus chassis
Full-size buses
Low-floor buses
Single-deck buses
Vehicles introduced in 2015
UD trucks