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Volvo B7R
The Volvo B7R is a rear-engined lightweight coach chassis available with a range of bodies. Marketed mainly for tourist and long-distance duties, the B7R is also manufactured in China, Brazil, Hungary, India and Iran for use in regional transport services.
Launched in South Africa in early 1997, the Volvo B7R was marketed as a cheaper alternative to the versatile but elderly mid-engined Volvo B10M and aimed at 'niche' sectors in worldwide operating markets, such as intercity coach services. The B7R could be offered with Volvo's D7 six-cylinder Euro II diesel engine range, derived from the TD70 engine used in the Volvo Ailsa B55 double-decker bus, commonly equipped with a turbocharger and intercooler; at launch, the D7B variant of the engine produced a power output of 260 horsepower (190 kW) with 1,100 newton-metres (810 lbf⋅ft) of torque, while the D7E variant produced a power output of 290 horsepower (220 kW) with 1,200 newton-metres (890 lbf⋅ft) of torque.
A range of Voith DIWA, Volvo or ZF manual synchromesh or automatic transmissions, incorporated with torque converters and Telma retarders and either parabolic leaf springs or air suspension, could be specified depending on operating market; for the United Kingdom coaching market, B7Rs were equipped with an air-sprung chassis mated with a ZF manual or automatic gearbox, fitted with Telma retarders, as standard.
Volvo B7Rs were built with a steel frame and typically offered at a length of between 12.0 metres (39.4 ft) to 12.5 metres (41 ft), though at launch, they could be offered in 'transit chassis' form, cut down to 10.5–11.0 metres (34.4–36.1 ft) with shorter rear overhangs for bodying by local manufacturers. Additionally, the B7R was also available as an integral product: integral B7Rs included the Volvo 7350 for Mexican operators, the Volvo 9400 for Indian operators, and Volvo 8700. Volvo also developed a low-floor variant of B7R, known as the Volvo B7RLE, for intercity and city operations.[citation needed]
South Africa's first Volvo B7R was launched at the Volvo global launch event for the B7R in 1997, featuring a coach body built by local Volvo importer Swedish Truck Distributors.
Metrobus of Johannesburg took delivery of 50 Marcopolo Viale bodied B7Rs in 2002, alongside an order for 150 Volvo B7TL double decker buses with Marcopolo bodies. These were the first low-floor buses to enter service in South Africa as part of a major company modernisation scheme. Golden Arrow Bus Services of Cape Town additionally took delivery of 35 Marcopolo bodied Volvo B7Rs in 2010.
After a six-month demonstration period using two intercity-specification B7Rs loaned from Hong Kong and Singapore, the Volvo B7R was launched in 2001 for India's intercity and tourist bus market. The B7R soon became the most popular 'deluxe' long-distance air-conditioned bus in India,[citation needed] with the chassis being locally manufactured at Volvo's Hoskote plant in Karnataka.
A fleet of Volvo B7R intercity coaches were delivered to Raj Travels of Mumbai and Neeta Travels of Pune in 2002 for use on a route travelling via the Mumbai–Pune Expressway. Over 100 B7Rs coaches were later delivered to Raj Travels between 2005 and 2006, India's largest order for Volvo buses at the time.
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Volvo B7R
The Volvo B7R is a rear-engined lightweight coach chassis available with a range of bodies. Marketed mainly for tourist and long-distance duties, the B7R is also manufactured in China, Brazil, Hungary, India and Iran for use in regional transport services.
Launched in South Africa in early 1997, the Volvo B7R was marketed as a cheaper alternative to the versatile but elderly mid-engined Volvo B10M and aimed at 'niche' sectors in worldwide operating markets, such as intercity coach services. The B7R could be offered with Volvo's D7 six-cylinder Euro II diesel engine range, derived from the TD70 engine used in the Volvo Ailsa B55 double-decker bus, commonly equipped with a turbocharger and intercooler; at launch, the D7B variant of the engine produced a power output of 260 horsepower (190 kW) with 1,100 newton-metres (810 lbf⋅ft) of torque, while the D7E variant produced a power output of 290 horsepower (220 kW) with 1,200 newton-metres (890 lbf⋅ft) of torque.
A range of Voith DIWA, Volvo or ZF manual synchromesh or automatic transmissions, incorporated with torque converters and Telma retarders and either parabolic leaf springs or air suspension, could be specified depending on operating market; for the United Kingdom coaching market, B7Rs were equipped with an air-sprung chassis mated with a ZF manual or automatic gearbox, fitted with Telma retarders, as standard.
Volvo B7Rs were built with a steel frame and typically offered at a length of between 12.0 metres (39.4 ft) to 12.5 metres (41 ft), though at launch, they could be offered in 'transit chassis' form, cut down to 10.5–11.0 metres (34.4–36.1 ft) with shorter rear overhangs for bodying by local manufacturers. Additionally, the B7R was also available as an integral product: integral B7Rs included the Volvo 7350 for Mexican operators, the Volvo 9400 for Indian operators, and Volvo 8700. Volvo also developed a low-floor variant of B7R, known as the Volvo B7RLE, for intercity and city operations.[citation needed]
South Africa's first Volvo B7R was launched at the Volvo global launch event for the B7R in 1997, featuring a coach body built by local Volvo importer Swedish Truck Distributors.
Metrobus of Johannesburg took delivery of 50 Marcopolo Viale bodied B7Rs in 2002, alongside an order for 150 Volvo B7TL double decker buses with Marcopolo bodies. These were the first low-floor buses to enter service in South Africa as part of a major company modernisation scheme. Golden Arrow Bus Services of Cape Town additionally took delivery of 35 Marcopolo bodied Volvo B7Rs in 2010.
After a six-month demonstration period using two intercity-specification B7Rs loaned from Hong Kong and Singapore, the Volvo B7R was launched in 2001 for India's intercity and tourist bus market. The B7R soon became the most popular 'deluxe' long-distance air-conditioned bus in India,[citation needed] with the chassis being locally manufactured at Volvo's Hoskote plant in Karnataka.
A fleet of Volvo B7R intercity coaches were delivered to Raj Travels of Mumbai and Neeta Travels of Pune in 2002 for use on a route travelling via the Mumbai–Pune Expressway. Over 100 B7Rs coaches were later delivered to Raj Travels between 2005 and 2006, India's largest order for Volvo buses at the time.