Alexander ALX200
single-decker bus body
The Alexander ALX200 was a single-decker bus body built by Alexander of the United Kingdom. It was created for low-floor bus chassis produced from the late 1990s and was launched in spring 1996 as a low-floor replacement of the Alexander Dash. It was marketed in Alexander's 'ALX' series to fill in the gap between the ALX100 minibus and the ALX300 full-size single-decker.
Design
As compared to the Dash, the ALX200 has a more rounded appearance. The styling is completely different from the Dash body, with a rounded roof dome and deep double-curvature windscreen with plastic mouldings under the windscreen to make it look deeper, and large circular headlights and circular front indicators, it also has a separately mounted destination box. The body was primarily built on Dennis Dart SLF and Volvo B6LE. It was given a mild front end refresh during 2001.
With the formation of TransBus International, the ALX200 was phased out in favour of the more successful Plaxton Pointer in 2001 when production of the Pointer was moved from Scarborough to Falkirk, where Walter Alexander was based.
Operators
Operators of the Alexander ALX200 in the United Kingdom mainly included Stagecoach, whose orders included 90 ALX200s built on the Volvo B6LE chassis, the FirstGroup, Arriva and Newport Transport, who operated ALX200s on 8.8m Dart SLF chassis.
The ALX200 on Dennis Dart SLF chassis was purchased by some Cowie Group companies, with Yorkshire Woollen taking delivery of 30 of the type in April 1997 for services in Dewsbury, replacing the operator's last Leyland Nationals. Grey-Green also took delivery of seventeen of the type in April 1997, while Clydeside 2000 took delivery of ten ALX200s between May and June 1997.
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