Bedford boom at Reeve
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• Reeve Burgess is working on more than E800,000 worth of coaches based on the Bedford VAS chassis, which ceased production in December last year.
The Chesterfield-based coachbuilder is just completing an order from the Ministry of Defence for 13 coaches based on the VAS, and the MOD has ordered a further nine coaches.
Lowland Scottish Bus Company is taking delivery of a further four VAS-based coaches from Reeve Burgess, and the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Public Works Directorate has just purchased one for Doncaster's Social Services department.
The Doncaster coach is equipped with a nearsidemounted wheelchair lift which folds into three steps, to double as a front entrance. It is fitted with 12 high-backed coach seats and an attendant's seat forward of the front entrance.
The chassis, supplied by Kirkby Bus and Coach, is powered by a 78kW turbocharged diesel engine and has a five-speed overdrive gearbox.