The Plaxton Verde was a step-entrance

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built by

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between 1991 and 1997. It was built on a rear-engined chassis, the most popular of which was the

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which accounted for over half of the Verdes built. The rest were on

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and

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chassis. The Verde has an aluminium structure, which is related to that of the smaller Pointer. The flat-sided, boxy shape is also similar to that of the Pointer, except for the front end, which has a "barrel-curvature" windscreen plus quarterlights. Bus, Kidderminster - DSCF0923

On early vehicles (primarily the

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s), the side windows have rounded corners and the quarterlights are deeper than the windscreen. Later built vehicles have square-cornered windows, an enlarged cab side window with an angled corner like that on the Pointer, and quarterlights which finish level with the windscreen. Minor alterations were also made to the front dash panel. The forty

/Plaxton Verdes, which went into service with

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in 1993, had additional front grille apertures and dual door. They were known as the P class and were used to introduce a new high frequency brand known as 'City Swift' on route 39 (city centre - Blanchardstown). They were plagued with structural problems and returned to Scarborough more than once for remedial treatment. In 2003 they passed to sister company

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and were converted to single door for school bus work. All are now withdrawn as of May 2015. The Verde was identified by the letter L in Plaxton's post-1989 body numbering system.

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{{Plaxton Verde Full-size buses Step-entrance buses

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