The Plaxton Primo was a type of

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body based on the Enterprise Bus Plasma. It was launched by

Plaxton Plaxton is an English builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough. Founded in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton, it became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in May 2007. In 2019, the maker was acquired by Canadian bus manu ...

in 2005.

The Primo is the result of close co-operation between Enterprise Bus Ltd, the chassis manufacturer, and Plaxton. The fully welded stainless steel integral chassis is supplied in

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format as a running unit to Plaxton. Final body assembly is undertaken by Plaxton in

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. The body and chassis design is also available in both one and two door

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form in

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. It was originally intended to replace the

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(built on

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chassis), but pressure from small operators such as

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persuaded Plaxton to continue the Beaver. This is because the larger Primo cannot fit down narrow roads that the Vario is suited to. Much of the design of the Primo was put into the styling of the larger

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phased it out in favour of its own Enviro200.

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Plaxton Primo Flickr gallery
* * {{Plaxton Primo Low-floor buses Minibuses Vehicles introduced in 2005

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