Plaxton Pointer

Plaxton Pointer
Plaxton Pointer
	Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork in Milcombe in August 2015
Overview
Manufacturer	Reeve Burgess; Plaxton; TransBus; Alexander Dennis
Production	1991–2006
Assembly	Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Designer	Pointer 1; Capoco Design; Pointer 2; Ogle Design;
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Step entrance/Low-floor (SLF)
Chassis	Pointer (Step entrance):; Dennis Dart; Volvo B6; Pointer (Low floor):; Dennis Dart SLF; Volvo B6LE; Pointer 2 (Low floor):; Dennis Dart SLF; Blue Bird LFCC9
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins B Series (Dennis Dart); Cummins B Series/ISBe (Dennis Dart SLF); Volvo TD63 (Volvo B6); Volvo TD63/D6A (Volvo B6LE)
Capacity	44-62 (29-41 seated)
Dimensions
Length	8.5–11.3 metres (28–37 ft)
Width	2.3–2.4 metres (7 ft 7 in – 7 ft 10 in)
Chronology
Successor	Alexander Dennis Enviro200

The Plaxton Pointer^[a] is the body of a bus. It is a single-decker bus. It was built from 1991 to 2006: first by Reeve Burgess, then later by Plaxton, TransBus International, and Alexander Dennis.

Plaxton Pointer 1

The Plaxton Pointer 1^[b]^[2] is a body of a bus. It is a single-decker. It was built from 1991 to 1997 by Plaxton.

The body could be built on the step-entrance Dennis Dart chassis^[3] and the step-entrance Volvo B6 chassis.^[4]^[5]

1995 improvements

In 1995, Plaxton made a new bus body called Plaxton Pointer 1, It was built from 1995 to 1997. it had new front and rear lights, new front and rear bumpers, new interior and it had a low floor instead of steps.

The body could be built on the Dennis Dart SLF (Super Low Floor)^[6] chassis and the Volvo B6LE chassis^[7]

Gallery

PMT high-floor Dennis Dart with Reeve Burgess Pointer bodywork in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1992 (before improvements)
Target Travel high-floor Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork in Plymouth in July 2010 (before improvements)
Target Travel high-floor Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork rear in Plymouth in July 2010 (before improvements)
Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork in Dorking in July 2009 (after improvements)
Brighton & Hove Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork in Brighton in December 2010 (after improvements)
Arriva Guildford & West Surrey Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork in Horsham, in April 2009 (after improvements)

Plaxton Pointer 2

New World First Bus air-conditioned Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork in December 2014

The Plaxton Pointer 2^[c]^[8] is a body of a bus. It is a single-decker and has a low floor. It was built from 1997 to 2006 by Plaxton.

The body could be built on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis^[9] and the Volvo B6LE chassis.

Dennis Dart SPD/MPD

The Plaxton Pointer body could be built on the long Dennis Dart SPD (Super Pointer Dart) chassis^[10] and the short Dennis Dart MPD (Mini Pointer Dart) chassis.^[10]

Exports

In 1998, the Hong Kong government awarded Hong Kong Island's bus franchise to New World First Bus, New World First Bus ordered 76 Pointer 2 bodied Dart SLFs between 1998 and 1999 for use on the new network; some of these would no longer be needed and would later be sold to Kowloon Motor Bus.^[11]

In 2003, Eight Super Pointer Darts were delivered to Park Island Passenger Transport, They were painted yellow and had luggage racks. The last two were delivered in 2008.^[11]

Gallery

First Hampshire & Dorset Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork in Southampton in September 2008
Bluebird Bus & Coach Dennis Dart MPD with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork in 2008
First Berkshire & The Thames Valley Dennis Dart MPD with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork with standard (non-daytime running) rear lights
Stagecoach Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork with retrofitted circular LED daytime running rear lights

Notelist

↑ Previously called Reeve Burgess Pointer, and TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer
↑ Previously called Reeve Burgess Pointer
↑ later called TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer

References

↑ "POINTER - Low-floor midibus specification". Guildford: Alexander Dennis Limited. November 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
↑ Beeton, Cliff (15 July 2023). Independent Buses Around Stoke-on-Trent. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1366-4.
↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5250-4.
↑ "First UK midis shown". Coach & Bus Week. No. 18. Peterborough: Emap. 20 June 1992. p. 14.
↑ Tucker, Peter (15 July 2020). Urban Buses in Northern England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9761-1.
↑ Bartlett, Andrew (30 January 2021). Buses Along the South West Coast Path from Minehead to Poole Harbour via Land's End: A History of the Past & a Guide to the Modern Day. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5543-8.
↑ "Mainline P101NDT, Volvo B6LE / Plaxton Pointer image". Flickr. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
↑ Jones, Stuart (8 August 1997). "Plaxton Pointer 2: A softer look for Britain's best-seller". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 421. Spalding: Glen-Holland Ltd. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
↑ Tucker, Peter (15 July 2023). Buses in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1416-6.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "Pointer". alexander-dennis.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Li, Hanhua (18 July 2018). 香港空調巴士漫遊 [Hong Kong air-conditioned bus tour] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Zhonghua Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. pp. 92–105. ISBN 978-988-8513-52-9. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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[2] Previously called Reeve Burgess Pointer, and TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer

[3] Previously called Reeve Burgess Pointer

[10] ter called TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer

[ADLSpec-1] "POINTER - Low-floor midibus specification". Guildford: Alexander Dennis Limited. November 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[4] Beeton, Cliff (15 July 2023). Independent Buses Around Stoke-on-Trent. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1366-4.

[5] Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5250-4.

[6] "First UK midis shown". Coach & Bus Week. No. 18. Peterborough: Emap. 20 June 1992. p. 14.

[7] Tucker, Peter (15 July 2020). Urban Buses in Northern England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9761-1.

[8] Bartlett, Andrew (30 January 2021). Buses Along the South West Coast Path from Minehead to Poole Harbour via Land's End: A History of the Past & a Guide to the Modern Day. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5543-8.

[9] "Mainline P101NDT, Volvo B6LE / Plaxton Pointer image". Flickr. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[Jones97-11] Jones, Stuart (8 August 1997). "Plaxton Pointer 2: A softer look for Britain's best-seller". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 421. Spalding: Glen-Holland Ltd. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[12] Tucker, Peter (15 July 2023). Buses in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1416-6.

[Pointer_2_specs-13] 10.0 ^10.1 "Pointer". alexander-dennis.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.

[HongKong-14] 11.0 ^11.1 Li, Hanhua (18 July 2018). 香港空調巴士漫遊 [Hong Kong air-conditioned bus tour] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Zhonghua Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. pp. 92–105. ISBN 978-988-8513-52-9. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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