Volvo Buses B7RLE

Volvo Buses B7RLE
RapidKL Volvo B7RLE with Gemilang bodywork (Assembly by Deftech)
Kowloon Motor Bus Volvo B7RLE with MCV Evolution bodywork
Years of manufacture	2001 to 2017
Length	Up to 12 metres
Width	2500 millimetres

The Volvo B7RLE is a low floor bus chassis. It was built as the low entry supplement to the B7L. Unlike the fully low floor B7L, the B7RLE has a low floor section with steps just before the rear wheels. The 7.3-litre engine is mounted at the centre of the rear like the B7R. With the introduction of the Euro 6 emission standard in 2014, the B7RLE was discontinued in Europe and replaced by the B8RLE. In 2017, Volvo launched the B8RLE globally and ended production of the B7RLE.

Specifications

Engine	Emissions
Volvo D7C 7.3 litre, 290 hp	Euro 3
Volvo D7E 7.3 litre, 290 hp	Euro 4, 5 & EEV
Transmission
Voith D864.3E
Voith D864.5
ZF 6HP552C
ZF 6HP554C
ZF 6AP1400B
Drive axle
Volvo RS 1228B
Suspension
Air
Brakes
Disc brakes and ABS
Electric System
Volvo Bus Electronic Architecture

Operators

Australia

• State Transit
• Transdev Melbourne
• Transit Systems Sydney

Hong Kong

• Kowloon Motor Bus

Malaysia

• Rapid KL

Portugal

• Carris - Lisbon, Estremadura

Singapore

• SBS Transit

United Kingdom

• East Yorkshire Motor Services - East Yorkshire; Hull; North Yorkshire coast; North York Moors, Yorkshire and the Humber
• First Bradford - Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber
• First Calderdale & Huddersfield - West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
• First Leeds - Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
• First York - York, Yorkshire and the Humber
• Lothian Buses - Edinburgh
• Stagecoach in The Fens - Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Lincolnshire, East Midlands
• Transdev Burnley & Pendle - Burnley; Pendle, North West

References

Volvo B7RLE Product Page
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