Scania buses make strong headway in Britain

SCANIA PRESS INFO / Gunnar Boman
3 December 2002



Scania buses make strong headway in Britain

Scania buses are making strong headway in Britain. “In 
the last few weeks, we have sold 145 buses and more 
orders are in the pipeline,” comments Geoff Bell, MD 
of Scania Bus & Coach.  “The year 2002 will be a very 
successful one for Scania bus sales in Britain.”

”We are now reaping the benefits of expanding our 
product range and focusing more intensively on the 
city bus segment, while our success in the tourist 
coach market also continues,” explains Geoff 
Bell. “Scania has also gained a foothold with several 
new customers in Britain, which is now the company’s 
third biggest bus market in Europe,” he adds.

The contract to supply 25 low-floor Scania OmniCity 
buses to London’s Heathrow Airport is an important and 
prestigious one for Scania. Scheduled for delivery to 
the customer, Menzies Aviation Support Services, early 
in 2003, these will be used to operate shuttle 
services at the airport. According to Geoff Bell, this 
contract also of-fers excellent prospects of further 
orders.

Scania has also sold 64 city buses to Trent Buses, 
which was voted Bus Operator of the Year in Britain in 
1999 and 2001. Built on Scania city bus chassis, these 
will be bodyworked by Wright, a company with which 
Scania collaborates closely in the Brit-ish market.

The remaining 56 buses include 33 double-deckers built 
on Scania’s new double-decker chassis, N94 UD4x2, 
bodied by East Lancs Coachbuilders. These will enter 
service with Nottingham City Transport and the 
Brighton & Hove Bus & Coach Company.

For further information please contact Gunnar Boman, 
tel +46-8-55389510, mobile +46-70-5508606.



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