23-423: E300 or E-300 may refer to: Alexander Dennis Enviro300 , a popular British bus built upon various chassis Brandner E-300 , an Egyptian turbojet engine HB-E300 series , a Japanese hybrid diesel train type Olympus E-300 , a digital camera manufactured by Olympus PowerPC e300 , a family of microprocessor cores Ascorbic acid , a compound numbered E300 in
46-405: A bolt migration catcher bracket was fitted for the rear suspension to prevent the suspension's anchor bolt from migrating from the joint in the event of failure of the rear suspension. [REDACTED] Media related to Alexander Dennis Enviro300 at Wikimedia Commons Single-decker bus A single-decker bus or single-decker is a bus that has a single deck for passengers . Normally
69-733: A range of 300 kilometres (190 mi) at maximum capacity, the 'Bio-Bus' was initially loaned to the Bath Bus Company , requiring the installation of a temporary fuelling station at the Bristol Sewage Treatment Works in Avonmouth , before commencing on demonstration duties across the United Kingdom. A hybrid electric derivative of the integral Enviro300 named the Enviro350H , equipped with BAE Systems hybrid technology used in
92-509: A single-piece windscreen covering the destination display (no longer a peaked roof dome similar to the Marshall Capital and the MCV Stirling ). In addition to being available as an integral bus, it was also available on MAN 18.240 / 18.250 , Volvo B7RLE and Scania K230UB chassis. The second generation Enviro300 was far more successful sales wise than its predecessor, with Arriva ,
115-739: The Alexander Dennis Enviro400H , was launched by Alexander Dennis in 2010, initially available with Tata Hispano bodywork exclusively for the Continental Europe export market. On 10 May 2019, the UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) issued an instruction to all operators of both the Enviro200 and the Enviro300 to carry out additional safety checks of front and rear suspension components, following several safety concerns raised by
138-646: The Enviro200 and Enviro400 , was launched in 2007. Production of the Enviro300 ceased in 2015 with the introduction of a long-wheelbase Enviro200 MMC . Developed from the Alexander ALX300 body, the TransBus Enviro300 was launched in 2001 by TransBus International, becoming the first member of the Enviro range; with the collapse of TransBus in 2004, successors Alexander Dennis took over production and rebranded
161-469: The European food additive E number system Eurostar e300 , a class of Eurostar passenger trains also known as British Rail Class 373 and TGV TMST Extra 300 , an acrobatic monoplane [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
184-531: The FirstGroup and Stagecoach purchasing examples. The Stagecoach Group standardised on the Enviro300 as its standard full-size single-decker from 2007 until the end of production in 2015, when it was replaced within the group by the full-size Enviro200 MMC . The group first ordered 100 Enviro300 bodied MAN 18.240s in 2007, with the first eight production Enviro300s entering service with Stagecoach in Perth to launch
207-510: The Scania K270UB chassis. These buses were jointly developed by Alexander Dennis and Scania, who had a demonstrator on loan to other operators from March 2013. Stagecoach North East purchased 40 Enviro300SG bodied Scania K270UBs in 2014 for use on services in Sunderland . One Enviro300SG was converted by Alexander Dennis to run on biofuel produced from human waste in 2014. Capable of
230-1157: The Stagecoach Goldline bus service in October 2007. Further orders boosted the total number of MAN-chassised Enviro300s operated by Stagecoach Group companies to over 350. Integrally-constructed Enviro300s were distributed across all UK bus operating subsidiaries of Stagecoach, with examples including large numbers delivered to Stagecoach North East for services in Stockton-on-Tees , Stagecoach East Scotland for services in Glenrothes , Kirkcaldy and Perth , and 18 built to revised Stagecoach Gold specification for Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire . In January 2011, Stagecoach placed an order for 50 Scania K230UBs with Enviro300 bodies. These were followed by further 28 examples between 2012 and 2013, and 28 between 2014 and 2015, including two built to Gold specification for Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire 's X4/X5 service. The FirstGroup were also another customer for
253-471: The TransBus Enviro300 ) is a light-weight full-size single-decker bus that was built by Alexander Dennis and its predecessor TransBus International between 2001 and 2015. The design was the first of the new Enviro range of buses from TransBus and also the first bus to be built as an integral bus by TransBus. The Enviro300 was introduced in order to fill a gap in the manufacturer's product range. At
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#1733085486781276-456: The DVSA. A recall of Enviro200s and Enviro300s was announced by Alexander Dennis shortly after the announcement. Alexander Dennis issued a service kit to operators of affected Enviro300s. Suspension modifications that came with the kit included the fitment of a polyurethane ring to the front suspension's catcher bracket, restricting movement of the front axle if front springs failed in service, while
299-630: The Enviro300 as the Alexander Dennis Enviro300. In 2005, a school bus version was launched. A common design was used primarily that the bus has a single-curvature windscreen with a peaked roof dome and a separately mounted destination sign . The bus was developed to compete with the European-built heavy-weight single-decker buses sold in the United Kingdom, the most notable being Volvo . Many full-size (12 m (39 ft) or more) single-decker buses are primarily designed for use on
322-561: The beginning the Cummins ISBe220 5.9-litre (1.6 US gal) Euro III engine was provided as standard, but for Euro IV and V, the engine was the 6.7-litre (1.8 US gal) ISBe with 225 hp (168 kW) for Euro IV and 225 or 250 hp (168 or 186 kW) for Euro V. There was a choice of 3 gearboxes: ZF Ecomat (originally 5HP502C, then 6HP504C), Allison T280R and Voith DIWA 854.5 (originally DIWA854.3E). The second generation Enviro300, with front end redesigned to match
345-538: The continent and to carry a large number of standing passengers which is commonplace on the continent, but the Enviro300 was designed solely for the UK market where large numbers of standing passengers are not often carried. TransBus therefore believed that operators could make significant fuel savings by operating light-weight buses and produced a vehicle which is claimed to be lighter than its continental rivals but offer more seating capacity. The Enviro300 had not sold as well as
368-582: The integral second generation Enviro300, albeit in comparatively smaller numbers to Stagecoach. Having ordered 142 integral Enviro300s in 2013, 89 of these were delivered to First Glasgow , 41 were delivered to First Greater Manchester for services in Oldham and Bolton , 23 were delivered to First Aberdeen , and ten were delivered to First Scotland East for a cross-border express service to Carlisle . In mid-2008, Translink ordered 45 Enviro300 bodied Volvo B7RLEs for its Ulsterbus operation, these being
391-452: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E300&oldid=1244416737 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alexander Dennis Enviro300 The Alexander Dennis Enviro300 (previously known as
414-537: The manufacturer had hoped, though sales were not helped by the collapse of TransBus International in 2004. The first seven Enviro300s were delivered to Truronian for use on Eden Project shuttle services in 2002. First Midland Red were among the biggest customers for the original Enviro300, purchasing 25 new between 2003 and 2005. A smaller number of original Enviro300s were also sold to the Stagecoach Group , Cardiff Bus and Bus Éireann . The Enviro300 chassis
437-692: The only Enviro300s to be bodied on this chassis. These were built to a rural specification featuring unique modifications such as narrower entrance doors, a separate wheelchair access door on the nearside, and 55 seatbelted seats arranged in a 2+3 layout. A fleet of ten Enviro300s on MAN 18.240 chassis, which were converted to run on biodiesel produced from tallow and used cooking oil , were delivered to Stagecoach West Scotland for use in Kilmarnock in 2010, replacing older single-deck buses also fuelled by biodiesel. In April 2013, Reading Buses took delivery of 20 natural gas-powered Enviro300SG buses based on
460-655: The single decker is the standard mode of public transport bus travel, increasingly with low floor features. With their origins in van chassis, minibuses are not usually considered single-deckers , although modern minibus designs blur this distinction. Midibuses can also be regarded as both included with and separate from standard single-deckers, in terms of full size length and vehicle weights, although again design developments have seen this distinction blurred. Some coach style buses that do not have underfloor luggage space can also be correctly termed as single-deckers, with some sharing standard bus chassis designs, such as
483-431: The term single-decker may lack common usage, as in one sense, all other main types of bus have a single deck. Also, the term may become synonymous with the name transit bus or related terms, which can correctly be applied to double-deckers too. With the exception of regions of major double deck or articulated bus operation, usually major urban areas such as Hong Kong , cities in the United Kingdom and Singapore ,
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#1733085486781506-589: The use of the term single-decker refers to a standard two- axled rigid bus , in direct contrast to the use of the term double-decker bus , which is essentially a bus with two passenger decks and a staircase. These types of single-deckers may feature one or more doors, and varying internal combustion engine positions. The majority of single-deckers have a length of up to 12 m (39 ft 4 in), although some exceptions of longer buses exist. They also typically weigh between 11 and 14 t (12 and 15 short tons). In regions where double-deckers are not common,
529-525: Was also able to be fitted with bodywork by other manufacturers, with Courtney Coaches purchasing East Lancs Esteem bodied examples in 2006. This was the first time the Enviro300 chassis was constructed with bodywork by another manufacturer. In late 2007 Alexander Dennis introduced a second generation version of Enviro300 which featured styling cues similar to the Enviro200 Dart and the Enviro400 . It had
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