DAF SB220

DAF SB220
RATB DAF SB220 in Bucharest, Romania, several months before its withdrawal in 2012. The bus is fitted with a Hispano LT550 bodywork, and was the last one of its kind to be withdrawn.
Overview
ManufacturerDAF
Production1985 -
AssemblyEindhoven, Netherlands
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance
Low floor
Low entry
Powertrain
EngineDAF GS160M
Power output218 horsepower
TransmissionZF Ecomat 4HP500
Dimensions
Length11.3 or 12.0 m (37 ft 1 in or 39 ft 4 in)
Width2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)
Chronology
SuccessorDAF/VDL SB200
VDL SB250

The DAF SB220 was a full-size single-decker bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International from 1985.[1] Initially only built in left hand drive, in 1988 a right hand drive version was launched for the United Kingdom market.[2] An articulated version was also manufactured.[3]

It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.

Types

Bodywork

Makes and models of bodywork were fitted to the SB220 full-size single-decker bus chassis include the following:

United Kingdom (step entrance)

United Kingdom (low floor/low entry)

Ireland (step entrance)

Netherlands (step entrance)

Portugal (step entrance)

  • CAMO Camus
  • CAMO Cronus (Only 2 units of the "standard" version of this bodywork were produced, and both used the SB220 chassis)
  • Marcopolo Allegro

Spain (step entrance)

Singapore (step entrance)

All these buses are powered by a DAF LT 160L engine, which is Euro I compliant. All Hispano Carrocera SV220s to be fitted with ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed gearbox. While Walter Alexander Setanta bodied SV220s was equipped with Voith DIWA 851.2 gearbox (earlier Hispano-bodied SV220 units).

Romania (step entrance)

  • DAF SB 220-Castrosua (RATB Bucharest)
  • DAF SB 220-Elvo (RATB Bucharest)
  • DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera (RATB Bucharest)

References

  1. ^ DAF's Lynx rival takes to road Commercial Motor 1 June 1985
  2. ^ SB220 spearheads Daf's single-deck bus attack Commercial Motor 11 February 1988
  3. ^ Northern alights on artic Commercial Motor 5 March 1992
  4. ^ Optare ready to go with Daf SB220 chassis Commercial Motor 7 April 1988
  5. ^ Optare Delta Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
  6. ^ Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web
  7. ^ Plaxton waits for Dublin Bus deal Commercial Motor 28 November 1991
  8. ^ "DAF SB220 with Ugarte U2000 bodywork from Burgos, Spain". Archived from the original on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

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