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| floortype = Step entrance | floortype = Step entrance
| doors = 1 or 2 door | doors = 1 or 2 door
| chassis = ]<ref name="VolvoB10MStagecoach">{{cite web|last1=Lord|first1=Rebecca|title=New bus donated by Stagecoach in South Wales|url=http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/12970700.New_bus_donated_by_Stagecoach_in_South_Wales/?ref=rss|website=Barry And District News|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=26 May 2015}}</ref><br>]<br>]<ref name=Merc>{{cite web|last1=Tay|first1=Desmond|title=SBS112L on 139 along Balestier Road. This is a Walter Alexander PS-bodied example of the Mercedes Benz O405 fleet|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/128064013@N08/21900695759|website=Flickr|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=1 May 2008}}</ref><br>]<ref name=DennisLance>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Western SMT Buses|date=2015|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=9781445646695|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u-ViCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT62&dq=Alexander+PS+bus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW0Lm_zKnKAhUCbB4KHbmcC6EQ6AEIMzAA#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20PS&f=false|language=en}}</ref><br>] TurboCity<ref name=Iveco>{{cite web|last1=Bowerbank|first1=Mike|title=Iveco Turbo City demonstrator Alexander PS K891XGS on hire to Thames Transit in Oxford|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6993959405|website=Flickr|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=18 March 2012}}</ref><br>]<ref name=Scania>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Ayrshire Buses|date=2014|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=9781445641850|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3-QOBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57&dq=Alexander+PS+bus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH24OMzKnKAhWLOT4KHfiBBK0Q6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20PS%20bus&f=false|accessdate=14 January 2016|language=en}}</ref> | chassis = ]<ref name="VolvoB10MStagecoach">{{cite web|last1=Lord|first1=Rebecca|title=New bus donated by Stagecoach in South Wales|url=http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/12970700.New_bus_donated_by_Stagecoach_in_South_Wales/?ref=rss|website=Barry And District News|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=26 May 2015}}</ref><br>]<ref name="Lynx">{{cite web|title=Alexander PS bodied Leyland Lynx image|url=http://sgbuses2.tripod.com/pics/sbst/3572_eb.jpg|website=Tripod|accessdate=14 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114160034/http://sgbuses2.tripod.com/pics/sbst/3572_eb.jpg|archivedate=14 January 2016}}</ref><br>]<ref name=Merc>{{cite web|last1=Tay|first1=Desmond|title=SBS112L on 139 along Balestier Road. This is a Walter Alexander PS-bodied example of the Mercedes Benz O405 fleet|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/128064013@N08/21900695759|website=Flickr|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=1 May 2008}}</ref><br>]<ref name=DennisLance>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Western SMT Buses|date=2015|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=9781445646695|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u-ViCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT62&dq=Alexander+PS+bus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW0Lm_zKnKAhUCbB4KHbmcC6EQ6AEIMzAA#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20PS&f=false|language=en}}</ref><br>] TurboCity<ref name=Iveco>{{cite web|last1=Bowerbank|first1=Mike|title=Iveco Turbo City demonstrator Alexander PS K891XGS on hire to Thames Transit in Oxford|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6993959405|website=Flickr|accessdate=14 January 2016|date=18 March 2012}}</ref><br>]<ref name=Scania>{{cite book|last1=Devoy|first1=David|title=Ayrshire Buses|date=2014|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=9781445641850|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3-QOBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57&dq=Alexander+PS+bus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH24OMzKnKAhWLOT4KHfiBBK0Q6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20PS%20bus&f=false|accessdate=14 January 2016|language=en}}</ref>
| transmission = ZF or Voith | transmission = ZF or Voith
| options = Various customer options | options = Various customer options
}} }}


The '''Alexander PS''' is a single-decker bus body built by ], and was produced between the late 1980s and 1990s on ]<ref name=DennisLance/>, ], ]<ref name=Merc/>, ]<ref name=Scania/>, ]<ref name=VolvoB10MStagecoach /> and as a one off on the ] TurboCity chassis<ref name=Iveco/>. They normally seat around 49 passengers. The '''Alexander PS''' is a single-decker bus body built by ], and was produced between the late 1980s and 1990s on ]<ref name=DennisLance/>, ]<ref name=Lynx/>, ]<ref name=Merc/>, ]<ref name=Scania/>, ]<ref name=VolvoB10MStagecoach /> and as a one off on the ] TurboCity chassis<ref name=Iveco/>. They normally seat around 49 passengers.


This style was originally built for ], but ] is also a big user of the type, many examples having been purchased for use in the UK. Many ] examples have been scrapped, but buses previously with Stagecoach have fared better, with many of the latter leading new lives as school buses with smaller independent operators in Britain. The body was also sold in ], for ] and Stagecoach Hong Kong. This style was originally built for ], but ] is also a big user of the type, many examples having been purchased for use in the UK. Many ] examples have been scrapped, but buses previously with Stagecoach have fared better, with many of the latter leading new lives as school buses with smaller independent operators in Britain. The body was also sold in ], for ] and Stagecoach Hong Kong.

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Motor vehicle
Alexander PS type
Alexander PS-type bodied Volvo B10M run by Stagecoach Merseyside.
Overview
ManufacturerWalter Alexander
Production1988 - 1998
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2 door
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisVolvo B10M
Leyland Lynx
Mercedes-Benz O405
Dennis Lance
Iveco TurboCity
Scania N113
Powertrain
TransmissionZF or Voith

The Alexander PS is a single-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders, and was produced between the late 1980s and 1990s on Dennis Lance, Leyland Lynx, Mercedes-Benz O405, Scania, Volvo B10M and as a one off on the Iveco TurboCity chassis. They normally seat around 49 passengers.

This style was originally built for Singapore Bus Services, but Stagecoach Group is also a big user of the type, many examples having been purchased for use in the UK. Many FirstGroup examples have been scrapped, but buses previously with Stagecoach have fared better, with many of the latter leading new lives as school buses with smaller independent operators in Britain. The body was also sold in Hong Kong, for Kowloon Motor Bus and Stagecoach Hong Kong.


References

  1. ^ Lord, Rebecca (26 May 2015). "New bus donated by Stagecoach in South Wales". Barry And District News. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Alexander PS bodied Leyland Lynx image". Tripod. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ Tay, Desmond (1 May 2008). "SBS112L on 139 along Balestier Road. This is a Walter Alexander PS-bodied example of the Mercedes Benz O405 fleet". Flickr. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ Devoy, David (2015). Western SMT Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445646695.
  5. ^ Bowerbank, Mike (18 March 2012). "Iveco Turbo City demonstrator Alexander PS K891XGS on hire to Thames Transit in Oxford". Flickr. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ^ Devoy, David (2014). Ayrshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445641850. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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