Plaxton Profile

Plaxton Profile
Stagecoach Express (Stagecoach in Fife) Volvo B7R bodied Plaxton Profile at Ferrytoll Park & Ride in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerPlaxton
Production2002 - 2012 [1]
Body and chassis
ChassisVolvo B7R[2]
Dennis Javelin[3]
Powertrain
EngineVolvo (Volvo B7R)
Cummins (Dennis Javelin)
Kent Top Travel Volvo B7R bodied Plaxton Profile rear in May 2011

The Plaxton Profile is a coach built by Plaxton for the Volvo B7R and Dennis Javelin chassis. It is the smallest of Plaxton's full-sized coach range.

It began life as the Premiere 320 which was then updated to the Prima when the Premiere was replaced by the Paragon. The Prima was then modified with the Paragon lower dash panel and rear panel and rechristened the Profile.

It was the first Plaxton coach to meet DDA requirements by widening the entrance in order to fit a wheelchair lift. It has seen success with smaller independents, with Warwickshire County Council purchasing five Profiles on Volvo B7R chassis for their school transport services in 2003,[4] but a large batch has gone to Stagecoach primarily for their Bluebird routes. Some have also gone to First.

The Profile was not modified to meet the European Commission Whole Vehicle Type Approval, it ceased production in 2012. Its replacement, the Plaxton Leopard, was launched in 2013.

References

  1. ^ http://www.plaxtonlimited.co.uk/news/profile-for-henry-cooper-coaches-marks-the-end-of-an-era [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Accessible Profile for Howard Snaith Coaches of Otterburn". Plaxton. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010.
  3. ^ "57 SEAT PROFILE FOR FOWLERS TRAVEL". Plaxton. October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007.
  4. ^ "School bus fleet for Warwickshire". Bus & Coach Professional. 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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