The Volvo B58 was a

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bus chassis manufactured by

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from 1966 until early 1982. It was succeeded by the B10M.

Operators

In the United Kingdom, it was sold to many major operators including

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and Park's of Hamilton from 1972. Many of the Volvo B58s in the United Kingdom were built as

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es. One Volvo B58 was rebodied as a

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with East Lancs Droop Nose

body for

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. In 1978, Greater

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Transport Authority ordered 250 B58s. Until November 2009,

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in New Zealand operated 68 Volvo B58

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. In

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, The Volvo B58 (named the B58E) was built in

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from 1979 to 1998. It was used in

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es, including

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es, and

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es, in cities like

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, Curitiba,

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and

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. Also, in 1992, B58E was Brazil's first bi-articulated chassis, and the first 33 operated in Curitiba as ''Express Line Buses''. In Australia the B58 was popular with government operators.

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, placed 77 in service between 1972 and 1976, the

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es and three

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es from September 1975, and the State Transport Authority,

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65 rigids and 35 articulateds from April 1980. The chassis also found a market with Australian private operators. Forest Coach Lines purchased 13 between 1972 and 1984,

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30 between 1978 and 1981, and

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18 between 1980 and 1983.Grenda Corporation
Australian Bus Fleet Lists All supplemented their fleets with second hand purchases.

References

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