The Volvo B7RLE is a low-entry single-deck bus chassis manufactured by Volvo . It was superseded by the Volvo B8RLE in 2013, with production of the B7RLE continuing until 2018.
41-793: The Volvo B7RLE is similar to its predecessor, the B10BLE . In essence, the B7RLE is the front section of the B7L chassis mated with the rear section of the B7R chassis. Originally, the B7RLE featured the D7C 6-cylinder, 7.3-litre diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler , producing 250 or 275 bhp and meeting the Euro III emission standard. This was replaced by the 7.1-litre Volvo D7E engine producing 290 bhp, to Euro III/IV/V emission standards. Unlike
82-760: A bus charter division was established under the Charterplus name. In November 2008, it was announced that Kefford Corporation in Victoria would be acquired. The acquisition was finalised on 23 February 2009. The group was renamed CDC Victoria, but the names of the bus companies within the group were retained until replaced by the CDC brand in 2014. In September 2012, Deane's Transit Group comprising Deane's Buslines (renamed as Qcity Transit ) and Transborder Express in southern New South Wales were purchased. In August 2014, CDC purchased Blue Mountains Bus Company, which
123-718: A bus operator in Queensland, operating in Gladstone and Sunshine Coast as CDC Gladstone and CDC Sunshine Coast respectively. It was renamed from Buslink Queensland on 1 October 2020. ComfortDelGro acquired Rockhampton-based Young's Bus Service in 2021. National Patient Transport is one of the largest private providers of non-emergency patient transport services in Australia. ComfortDelGro acquired National Patient Transport in April 2018. ComfortDelGro fully owns Swan Taxis,
164-443: A power output of either 245 or 285 bhp (183 or 213 kW). The engine is able to meet Euro II emissions limits. The name of the chassis stands for: Optionally available is a Volvo GH10-series (GH10A, GH10B, GH10C) natural gas or biogas engine. All generations of this engine are inline four-stroke six-cylinder spark-ignition engines with a turbocharger and intercooler. The GH10A and GH10B engines were lean-burn engines and
205-655: A taxi company operates taxis in Perth . Swan Taxis was formed by Matt Reid in 1928. In October 2010, it was acquired by ComfortDelGro after an offer was made in July earlier that year. In October 2017, Swan Taxis acquired Metro WA Taxi Management Pty Ltd (Metro Taxi), the largest taxi management company in Perth. The acquisition marked Swan Taxis' entry into fleet management and ownership. Being ComfortDelGro Cabcharge joint venture became wholly owned by ComfortDelGro since acquisition,
246-593: A third tag axle . The Philippines has B7RLEs running in Cebu City , operated by Metro Rapid Transport System Inc., the owner of MyBus. Starting July 2016, RRCG Transport launches "P2P (Point-to-Point) Premium Bus Service" for Alabang Town Center to Greenbelt 1 , serving 3 units for King Long XMQ6127G with Sunwin SWB6128 front and rear mask, built by the Philippine -based Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc. This model
287-1074: A total of 554 Volgren-bodied Volvo B7RLEs with Volgren bodywork from 2009 onwards as part of a 12-year contract between Brisbane City Council , Volvo Buses and Volgren, with the final assembly of these buses taking place at a facility in Eagle Farm as part of the contract. In 2011, Brisbane City Council won Lung Foundation Australia's Green Leaf Award as a result of introducing Volvo B7RLEs into Greater Brisbane 's bus fleet. The State Transit Authority of New South Wales , which formerly operated bus services in Newcastle and Sydney , took delivery of 123 Volvo B7RLEs from 2011 onwards, built predominantly with Custom Bus and Volgren bodies, although 20 B7RLEs were delivered with Bustech bodies between 2014 and 2015. Elsewhere, 400 B7RLEs were purchased by ComfortDelGro Australia . During 2018, 62 B7RLEs with Volgren Optimus bodies were delivered CDC NSW , initially for use on long-term rail replacement services related to
328-526: A wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed company ComfortDelGro . Founded in October 2005 as ComfortDelGro Cabcharge , a joint venture between ComfortDelGro (51%) and Australian-listed Cabcharge (49%), it became fully owned by ComfortDelGro in 2017. It operates public transport, taxi and patient transport services nationwide across Australia, except in the states of Tasmania and South Australia . A joint venture, known as ComfortDelGro Cabcharge (CDC),
369-592: Is a rear-engined low-entry single-decker bus chassis manufactured by Volvo in Sweden between 1993 and 2004. The first prototypes were built in 1992, but mass production started in 1993, only a year after the high-floor B10B . It was popular in Australia , Scandinavia and the United Kingdom . It had the engine mounted on the rear overhang of the bus. It became the successor of the city bus version of
410-561: Is also used by Cebu Pacific for transporting passengers from NAIA Terminal 3 to their aircraft. The bus company Joanna Jesh Transport and CEM Trans Services Inc also started to use the bus model for its FTI-Navotas and Alabang-Malanday route respectively starting in 2019. Singapore has B7RLEs running in Sentosa featuring Liannex bodies, either in a city bus configuration for its internal shuttles, or as open-top double-decker buses . A Euro IV demonstrator featuring Soon Chow bodywork
451-828: Is the first country to use 2009 buses with a new ZF EcoLife transmission In 2006, Rapid Bus ordered 120 Deftech bodied B7RLE buses for operation on RapidKL services. This is the first Rapid Bus fleet to feature wheelchair accessible ramp, and only bus fleet to feature wheelchair accessible ramp at both front and rear doors (later front doors ramp were removed after refurbishment). Later in 2014, MRT Malaysia Corp ordered 150 Gemilang Coachworks bodied B7RLE's for operation on MRT feeder bus. Twenty Volvo B7RLEs with DesignLine bodies were delivered to NZ Bus , then owned by Infratil , for service in Auckland in May 2007. Mana Coach Services operate 22 Kiwi Bus Builders bodied B7RLEs equipped with
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#1732779501818492-534: Is the largest operator of Volvo B7RLEs in Australia, taking delivery of 767 Volgren -bodied B7RLEs from 2011 onwards as part of a contract with the Public Transport Authority of the state of Western Australia . The first batches of these buses were delivered with Volgren CR228L bodies, with later models receiving new Volgren's Optimus body, both being locally assembled in the Perth suburb of Malaga . Transport for Brisbane took delivery of
533-679: The Australian Securities Exchange . In October 2021, CDC acquired a school bus contract and five buses from KA & VK Stubbs in Narrabri , New South Wales. The school bus operation was merged into CDC's existing Forest Coach Lines business in Narrabri and Wee Waa. In July 2022, the remainder of the Buslink operations was renamed CDC Northern Territory . In November 2022, it was announced that CDC retained and
574-451: The B10B and was used as a base for single-decker buses worldwide. The B10BLE was available in diesel powered format, and later in a compressed natural gas powered format with the fuel tanks on the roof of the bus. Its low-floor design was widely promoted by Volvo when it was first launched, on the basis of added convenience to the passengers, and the increase in transport efficiency due to
615-643: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation . B7RLEs are also operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation in Chennai and Pondicherry , Kerala State Road Transport Corporation in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and in 2014 Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation started using B7RLEs for their Town To Town services all over Kerala state. They were later inducted into
656-748: The FirstGroup 's standard low-floor single-deck bus from the chassis' introduction until 2013, with a total of 820 of the type delivered to the group's subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, most to First Manchester and First Glasgow , with both Urban and Urban 2 bodies. Other operators of B7RLEs in the UK and Ireland include Arriva (134), Blazefield Group (88), Bus Éireann (73), East Yorkshire Motor Services (27), Lothian Buses (90), National Express West Midlands (188), Ulsterbus (46), Wellglade Group (51) and Wilts & Dorset (78). Transperth
697-575: The Melbourne CBD after three years in Malvern and a year in Camberwell prior to that. In December 2023, CDC entered into a scheme of arrangement to purchase its former joint venture partner A2B Australia (which had rebranded from Cabcharge in 2018), subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. ComfortDelgro Corporation Australia operates: CDC's Regional Australia Division (RAD)
738-576: The Northern Territory , Queensland , New South Wales and Victoria . In the same month, Charterplus was renamed CDC Travel. In April 2019, ComfortDelGro acquired Blanch's Bus Company and Brunswick Valley Coaches with a fleet of 48 buses and coaches in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. In the same month, ComfortDelGro announced it would formally establish a ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia office. Nicholas Yap, who
779-531: The Sydney Metro Northwest rapid transit project from October 2018 onwards. Flemish government -owned De Lijn and its subcontractors took delivery of Volvo B7RLEs with Jonckheere Transit 2000 bodies between 2005 and 2010. The Opérateur de transport de Wallonie took delivery of 125 B7RLEs with Jonckheere Transit bodies, purchased through VDL Bus & Coach , between 2008 and 2010 for use by TEC Namur-Luxembourg and TEC Liège-Verviers, two of
820-605: The B7L proved unpopular due to its longitudinal rear engine arrangmenet. Initially the B7RLE was only available in both markets with Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork, however from 2004, the B7RLE was also offered by Wrightbus as a low-floor single-decker coach , featuring a longer front overhang and a Wright Eclipse Commuter body. From late 2006, the B7RLE in the UK was available with Plaxton Centro bodywork, followed by Alexander Dennis Enviro300 and Optare Esteem bodywork in 2008. Wright Eclipse Urbans on Volvo B7RLE chassis were
861-505: The B7L, the B7RLE's engine is mounted at the center of the rear overhang as opposed to the nearside, resolving the issue of engine intrusion into the saloon. The Volvo B7RLE is also equipped with disc brakes and an anti-lock braking system . The Volvo B7RLE was launched in mainland Europe and Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 to supplement the B7L, which was unsuccessful in both countries. The B7RLE appealed most to operators in both United Kingdom and Ireland, with whom
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#1732779501818902-722: The GH10C is a "mixed-lean" engine, operating on an optimised balance between stoichiometric and lean-burn combustion strategies. Power ratings vary from 245 bhp (183 kW) in the GH10A to 290 bhp (220 kW) in the uprated version of the GH10C. The GH10C is able to meet Euro IV emissions limits. In Australia, Sydney Buses purchased 125, Westbus 41 and Grenda Corporation 16. In mainland Europe, B10BLEs were bodied by Säffle/Aabenraa, Carrus and other local manufacturers. In Singapore, all SBS Transit B10BLEs were bodied by Volgren . One diesel-powered demonstrator (SBS1688K)
943-588: The Swan Taxis operation was never part of the joint venture, and therefore remains (as of 2023 ) a direct subsidiary of Singapore's ComfortDelGro rather than a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia. Purple Coaches is a private charter bus operator based in Bayswater , Perth . It was acquired by ComfortDelGro in August 2018. As of December 2018, Purple Coaches (legal name ComforDelGro Swan Pty Ltd)
984-533: The United Kingdom, many of the B10BLEs had Wright Renown bodywork, and a small number received Alexander ALX300 bodywork. The original Plaxton Prestige also featured the Volvo chassis as an option, but very few of these were built. [REDACTED] Media related to Volvo B10BLE at Wikimedia Commons ComfortDelGro Australia ComfortDelGro Australia is a major Australian public transport company and
1025-779: The five Transport en Commun companies in Wallonia . The B7RLE is one of the very few foreign bus chassis models in Mainland China, assembled by Shanghai Sunwin Bus , assigned Chinese assembly model numbers SWB6125, SWB6120V4LE, and SWB6120V6LE. Units operated in Shanghai are SWB6120V4LE, with fleet number prefix S2F/S2G (Shanghai Public Transport) & S2B (Pudong Bus) (Euro III); S2D, with fleet number prefix S2D (written off) and SWB6120V6LE, with fleet number prefix S2M (Shanghai Public Transport)(Euro IV w/ adblue). One SWB6120V6LE unit
1066-702: The fleets of Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport , and BEST for use in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai respectively. Custom made B7RLE chassis are assembled at Volvo's factory outside Bangalore. The dual-doored versions are operated by the WBTC in Kolkata . B7RLEs are also operated by Assam State Transport Corporation in Assam state. Metropoline purchased Volvo B7RLEs with Merkavim Pioneer bodywork. Some bus companies own Volvo B7RLEs with USB sockets, WiFi and Real time and it
1107-681: The latter's name, old logo and livery to this day. It became part of CityFleet Networks , initially also a joint venture between ComfortDelGro and Cabcharge, and now a wholly owned subsidiary of ComfortDelGro in the United Kingdom. Cabcharge sold both of its stakes in CDC and CityFleet to ComfortDelGro in February and June 2017 respectively. In August 2006, the routes of Baxter's Bus Lines were purchased by and absorbed into Westbus Region 3 operations. In August 2007, Morisset Bus Service, Sugar Valley Coachlines and Toronto Bus Service were purchased and absorbed into Hunter Valley Buses. In June 2008
1148-520: The low-floor design. The production of the diesel powered variants ended in 2001 to give way for B7RLE and B12BLE , while the CNG variants were produced until 2004. In the United Kingdom market, Volvo unsuccessfully tried to replace the B10BLE with the B7L in 2001, but realised that it was not as popular among the customers and offered the B7RLE from 2003. This situation was similar to B10L one, which
1189-725: The same time, it acquired National Patient Transport, one of the largest private providers of non-emergency patient transport services in Australia. In August 2018, ComfortDelgro acquired Coastal Liner on the Central Coast , and in September 2018, Forest Coach Lines with operations in Sydney , the Mid North Coast and North West Slopes . In November 2018, the Buslink business was acquired with 401 buses operating in
1230-487: The scarcity of CNG refueling points in Singapore and various factors, all units were withdrawn by July 2019. Only the first two units were kept at St Andrew's Autism School and Tan Tock Seng Hospital for preservation while the later batches were all scrapped. The CNG buses are the last public buses to use plastic destination signages and are also the last non-wheelchair accessible single deck rigid buses in Singapore. In
1271-597: Was awarded the contracts for Sydney bus regions 4 (Hillsbus) and 14 (Forest Coach Lines) in Sydney, as well as winning the contract for region 12 (consolidated into region 14). The Hillsbus and Forest Coach Lines (in Sydney) brands were replaced by the CDC NSW brand when the new contracts for region 4 and the consolidated region 14 began in April and May 2023 respectively. In August 2023, CDC moved its national head office to
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1312-540: Was established between ComfortDelGro (51%) and Cabcharge Australia (49%) in October 2005 to purchase loss-making Westbus Group, which included Westbus (both Australia & UK), Hillsbus and Blue Ribbon from National Express and the Bosnjak family. Blue Ribbon was rebranded Hunter Valley Buses at the same time. After the purchase, Westbus UK continued independently from the Westbus in Australia, despite bearing
1353-534: Was established in 2017 to be the umbrella brand of ComfortDelGro's operations in the state. Between April and May 2023, the Hillsbus and Forest Coach Lines (Sydney only) brands were replaced by the CDC NSW brand. In February 2009, when ComfortDelGro Cabcharge entered the Victorian bus market with the acquisition of Kefford Corporation for A$ 149 million, with its fleet of 328 buses and six depots. Kefford
1394-685: Was established in early 2021 and has responsibilities over the Northern Territory, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and regional NSW (Blanch's, CDC Canberra and Forest outside Sydney) operations. CDC NSW is the first of ComfortDelGro Australia's bus operations in Australia. In 2005, Westbus , Hillsbus and Blue Ribbon were the first three bus companies to be purchased by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge. Since then, ComfortDelGro Australia continued to acquire bus operations across New South Wales. The CDC NSW brand
1435-583: Was immediately renamed CDC Victoria . The fleets retained their individual identities and liveries, with small CDC Victoria markings, until they were rebranded to their respective CDC brands in 2014. CDC Northern Territory is a bus operator which operates in Alice Springs , Darwin , Palmerston , Jabiru and Humpty Doo in Northern Territory . It was rebranded from Buslink in July 2022, after ComfortDelGro acquired Buslink in 2018. It operates all of Darwin and Palmerston's bus services. CDC Queensland
1476-450: Was introduced in 1997 and scrapped in 2015 after reaching its 17-year lifespan. It was also SBS's first low entry bus. The other 12 were CNG powered. 2 units entered service in April and July 2002, initially serving Jurong Island routes. When the contract ended, these buses were redeployed to serve bus routes serving the far west of Singapore. The remaining 10 buses, which were kept in storage, entered revenue service in early 2006. Due to
1517-653: Was offered to SBS Transit (initially meant for a one-year trial) in December 2007, registered as SBS8030L, and is under Hougang Depot as a training bus currently. In Taiwan, B7RLEs were first introduced on Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit (Chiayi BRT) in 2007. All B7RLEs in Taiwan that were manufactured between 2007 and 2012 featured Tang Eng Iron Works bodywork, whereas those manufactured after 2013 featured Daji bodywork. [REDACTED] Media related to Volvo B7RLE at Wikimedia Commons Volvo B10BLE The Volvo B10BLE
1558-403: Was replaced by B10BLE in 1997, three years after B10L was introduced here and also due to limited success. The Volvo B10BLE features a Volvo DH10A engine with a displacement of 9,600 cc (586 cu in). It is an inline six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler . This engine used a dry sump system due to being horizontally mounted. The engine has
1599-777: Was sent to Nanjing Public Transport as a gift, but never entered service due to a series of reasons. The B7RLE was seen very commonly on Shanghai streets. The entire fleet of B7RLEs in China mainland are equipped with Volvo D7B260/D7E290EC01/D7E290EC06 Engines paired with ZF EcoMat 6HP554C transmission. In 2003, Huangbus (Lok Ma Chau - Huanggang shuttle bus service) purchased five B7RLEs with Jit Luen JL-08 bodies and D7E-290 7142cc engines. Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of 70 B7RLEs with MCV Evolution bodies between 2010 and 2012. In India, Volvo B7RLEs were introduced into service in Bangalore as India's first Volvo city buses in 2006 by
1640-576: Was subsequently renamed Blue Mountains Transit in December 2014. In December 2016, ComfortDelgro announced it had agreed to purchase Cabcharge's 49% stake. The sale was completed on 16 February 2017 after Foreign Investment Review Board approval was granted. The former joint venture was then renamed ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia, still keeping the abbreviation CDC. In April 2018, ComfortDelgro acquired Tullamarine Bus Lines in Melbourne and integrated it into CDC Melbourne in August 2018. At
1681-930: Was the incumbent CEO of CDC Victoria, was appointed as the inaugural CEO of ComfortDelGro Australia, effective 1 July 2019. In mid-2019, two of Buslink's operations, Buslink Sunraysia and Buslink Broken Hill, moved to the control of CDC Victoria . In March 2020, these operations were rebranded to CDC Mildura and CDC Broken Hill respectively. In October 2020, the Buslink Queensland operations were rebranded to CDC Queensland , with Buslink Sunshine Coast and Buslink Gladstone rebranded to CDC Sunshine Coast and CDC Gladstone respectively. In July 2021, ComfortDelGro announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Young's Bus Service which operates services in Rockhampton , Queensland. In August 2021, ComfortDelGro announced its intention to list ComfortDelGro Australia on