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| Alexander Strider | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alexander |
| Production | 1993–1997 |
| Assembly | Falkirk,Scotland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Dennis Lance Volvo B10B Volvo B10M Scania L113 Scania N113 |
| Related | Alexander PS type |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 12.0 metres (39.4 ft) |
| Width | 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Alexander ALX300 |
TheAlexander Strider was asingle-decker busbody produced byWalter Alexander Coachbuilders between 1993 and 1997. The body was available onDennis Lance,Scania L113,Scania N113,Volvo B10B andVolvo B10M chassis. A common feature of the Strider body is that it has either a single-curvature windscreen or a double-curvature windscreen with a rounded roof dome and a separately mounteddestination display.
Yorkshire Rider were the largest customer overall for the Alexander Strider, taking delivery of 55 on Scania N113 chassis and 30 on Volvo B10B chassis between 1993 and 1994.[1] 20 of the Scania N113s, delivered in 1994, were equipped with guide wheels and branded in a silver, blue and red livery for Rider's 'Superbus'Leedsguided busway service.[2][3] Sister companyRider York also took delivery of five Strider-bodied Scania L113s following the chassis' launch in August 1994.[4]
TheCaldaire Group were another popular customer for the Strider on the Volvo B10B chassis. The group took delivery of a total 29 Strider bodied B10Bs for its Selby & DistrictWest Riding and Yorkshire Woollen companies between 1993 and 1994.[5][6] Caldaire were also the only customers for the Strider on the Dennis Lance chassis, taking delivery of 18 for Yorkshire Woollen and 12 for West Riding in 1993.[7]
Blazefield Holdings'Harrogate & District operation took delivery of five Strider bodied Volvo B10Bs for use onroute 36 in 1995, followed byKeighley & District taking delivery of ten examples in 1996 on route-branded 'Star Buses' services.[8] Welsh municipal bus operatorNewport Transport also purchased Striders on the Scania N113 chassis, taking a total of 30 between 1993 and 1997,[9] while fellow municipalCardiff Bus also purchased seven on the same chassis.
Other smaller operators of the Alexander Strider includedWest Midlands Travel, who took six on the Volvo B10B chassis in 1994;[10]Solent Blue Line, who took delivery of three B10Bs in 1994,[11] and afterLiverbus had made an order for twelve Strider bodied Volvo B10Bs in 1992,[12]MTL subsidiaryMerseyRider took delivery of only three Striders in 1994.
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