Volvo Buses B7TL
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| Volvo B7TL with East Lancs Myllenium Vyking body | |
| Years of manufacture | 1999 to 2006 |
| Length | 10.1 or 10.6 metres |
| Width | 2500 milimetres |
The Volvo Buses B7TL is a low floor double deck bus chassis with a transversely mounted 7.3 litre engine at the rear. It was introduced in 1998 and entered production the following year, replacing the Olympian. The B7TL was replaced by the two-axle B9TL in 2006.
To gauge reaction, Volvo introduced a low floor double deck chassis in 1997 that shared its drivetrain configuration with the B7L. The transverse engine placement of the B7TL was a response to British operators wanting a shorter rear overhang. Much of the design of the B7TL is still shared with the B7L.[1] Examples of the double deck B7L were built in smaller numbers, most notably 12-metre, three-axle buses for operators in Glasgow and Denmark.
The B7TL could be fitted with the Walter Alexander Coachbuilders (later TransBus International and Alexander Dennis) ALX400, East Lancashire Coachbuilders Vyking/Millennium Vyking, Plaxton President, and Wright Eclipse Gemini.[2]
Specifications
| Engine | Emissions |
|---|---|
| Volvo D7C 7.3 litre, 215 or 250 hp | Euro 2 & 3 |
| Transmission | |
| Voith D864.3E | |
| ZF 5HP502C | |
| Axles | |
| ZF AV 132 | |
| Suspenssion | |
| Full air with independent front suspenssion | |
| Brakes | |
| Disc front and S-cam rear | |
Operators
Ireland 
- Dublin Bus - Dublin, Leinster
United Kingdom 
- Arriva London - London
- First Bradford - Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber
- First Eastern Counties - Norfolk and Sulffolk, East
- First Leeds - Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
- First London - London
- First West Yorkshire - West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
- First York - York, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Huddersfield Bus Company - Huddersfield, Yorshire and the Humber
- London Central/London General - London
- Lothian Buses - Edinburgh
- Metroline - London
- Selkent - London
- Stagecoach in Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire, East Midlands
- Sullivan Buses - Greater London
- Transdev London Sovereign/Transdev London United - London
- Yorkshire Coastliner - Malton, Yorkshire and the Humber
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Volvo Buses B7TL Body Choices, archive.org, retrieved on 2009-03-27
- Volvo Buses B7TL Specifications (2003),archive.org, retrieved on 2009-03-27