Plaxton Panorama
| Plaxton Panorama | |
|---|---|
Stagecoach Oxfordshire Plaxton Panorama bodied Volvo B11RLE in September 2022 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Plaxton |
| Production | 2018 – present |
| Assembly | Scarborough, England |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 14.50 metres (47.6 ft) |
| Width | 2.55 metres (8 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 3.95 metres (13.0 ft) |
The Plaxton Panorama is a double decker coach body manufactured by Plaxton's Scarborough factory on the Volvo B11RLE chassis.
The Panorama was launched in 2018, and in standard configuration seats 87 with a toilet, or 91 without.[1] It was the first double deck coach manufactured by Plaxton since the Paramount 4000 was discontinued in 1990.[2]
Customers
Stagecoach Oxfordshire purchased 34 for the Oxford Tube service.[3][4][5] Eighteen were purchased by Parks of Hamilton and Stagecoach West Scotland for use on Scottish Citylink services.[6]
Suspension of production
In March 2024, Alexander Dennis announced that production of all Plaxton coaches would be suspended for at least two years, owing to factory capacity being required for the Enviro EV range of buses.[7] Mark Williams, writing in Bus & Coach Buyer, lamented that the Panorama had "failed to get the traction" that he considered "it richly deserved", and strongly suspected, with the Volvo 9700DD filling the same niche, that those already produced would be the last.[7] The most recent delivery of a Panorama had been in 2021, with a total of 80 produced since 2018.[8]
Previous version
The Panorama name was previously used on a coach body manufactured by Plaxton from 1958 until 1970. It was succeeded by the Plaxton Panorama Elite.[2]
References
- ^ The Plaxton decker coach is back Bus & Coach Buyer 6 June 2018
- ^ a b Plaxton's Latest Buses issue 759 June 2018
- ^ £13m investment in new Oxford Tube coaches Oxford Mail 4 March 2020
- ^ Oxford Tube upgrade with 34 Plaxton Panorama deckers Route One 4 March 2020
- ^ ADL lands large double deck order for key Euro coach route Australasian Bus & Coach 15 March 2020
- ^ 18 Plaxton Panorama double deck coaches meet growing demand on Edinburgh - Glasgow Citylink express Alexander Dennis 9 January 2020
- ^ a b Williams, Mark (26 March 2024). "Not dead but resting". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Plaxton - Panorama". Bus Lists On The Web. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
Media related to Plaxton Panorama at Wikimedia Commons