The UVG Urbanstar was a step-entrance and low-entry

midibus A midibus is a classification of single-decker minibuses which are generally larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker and can be anywhere between and long. While used in many parts of the world, the mi ...

body built by the Universal Vehicles Group in

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, England on Dennis Dart and Dart SLF chassis. The first examples were delivered to

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in December 1995. In 1998 the design rights were purchased by

Salvador Caetano Grupo Salvador Caetano, SGPS, SA or simply Salvador Caetano is a Portuguese holding based in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal that controls some enterprises on vehicle assembly, components and distribution business. It had a turnover of Euro, €1.6 ...

who continued to build it as the Caetano Compass. It was mainly sold to small provincial operators, although Limebourne purchased 34 for use on

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contracted services.SC Coachbuilders
Bus Lists on the Web A common feature about the Urbanstar/Compass was that it has a rounded roof dome (more rounded as compared to the

Nimbus Nimbus, from the Latin for "dark cloud", is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified as the nimbostratus cloud. Nimbus also may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Halo (religious iconography), also known as ''Nimbus'', a ring of ligh ...

), a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted

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. It was superseded by the

Caetano Nimbus The Caetano Nimbus was a Low-entry bus, low-entry single-decker bus coachwork, body built by Salvador Caetano in Waterlooville, England between 1999 and 2007. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart, Dennis Dart SLF as a replacement ...

in 1999.

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{{Salvador Caetano Buses of the United Kingdom Midibuses Step-entrance buses Low-entry buses Single-deck buses Vehicles introduced in 1995