Volvo Buses B9TL

Volvo Buses B9TL
3-axle B9TL with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 body
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2-axle B9TL with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 body
Years of manufacture	2002 to 2018
Length	9.8 to 12.8m
Width	2465 millimetres

The Volvo Buses B9TL is a three-axle or two-axle low floor double deck bus chassis. The three axle B9TL was launched first in 2002 and replaced the B10TL. Kowloon Motor Bus took possession of the first prototype in 2003 and placed their first order in 2005. The two axle B9TL replaced the B7TL in 2006 with the first examples purchased by Delaine Buses.

The two-axle B9TL was replaced by the Euro 6 B5TL in 2014. The three-axle B9TL was replaced by the B8L in 2018.

The B9TL is constructed from steel and has the 9.3-litre engine mounted transversely at the rear. The engine's cooling system is located across the engine on the closed side.

Bodies that have been fitted on the B9TL include the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 and Enviro500, Comfort Delgro Engineering body for Singapore, Optare Olympus, Wright Eclipse Gemini and Eclipse Gemini 2.

Specifications

Dimenssions
Length: 9.778 to 11.788m
Wheelbase: 5150, 5300, 5800, 6300 (2-axle) or 7190mm (3-axle)
Width (over rear wheels): 2465 (2-axle) or 2480mm (3-axle)
Engine	Emissions
Volvo D9A 300 or 340 hp (for 3-axle)	Euro 3
Volvo D9B 260 hp (for 2-axle) or 310 hp (for 3-axle)	Euro 4
Volvo D9B 260 hp (for 2-axle) or 310 hp (for 3-axle)	Euro 5
Transmission	Availability
Voith D864.3E	Euro 3
Voith D864.5	Euro 4 & 5
ZF 6HP592C	Euro 3
ZF 6AP1410B	Euro 4
ZF 6AP1403B	Euro 5
Suspension
Air
Brakes
Disc brakes and ABS
Electric system
Volvo Bus Electronic Architecture

Operators

Australia

• CDC Melbourne (With Volgren Bodywork)

Hong Kong

• Citybus
• Discovery Bay Transportation
• Kowloon Motor Bus
• New World First Bus

Ireland

• Dublin Bus - Dublin

Singapore

• Go-Ahead Singapore
• SBS Transit
• SMRT Buses
• Tower Transit Singapore

United Kingdom

• Arriva Derby - Derby
• Arriva Yorkshire - North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire
• Blue Triangle - London
• Delaine Buses - Bourne
• Doig's of Glasgow - Glasgow
• East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) - East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Yorkshire, and North York Moors
• Ensignbus - Purfleet
• First Berkshire & The Thames Valley - Bracknell, Slough, and Wokingham
• First Bradford - Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Leeds
• First Eastern Counties - Norfolk and Suffolk
• First Glasgow - Greater Glasgow
• First Hampshire & Dorset
• First Leeds - Leeds
• First London - London
• First Manchester - Greater Manchester
• First Somerset & Avon
• London Central - London
• Lothian Buses - Edinburgh
• Metroline - London
• The Big Bus Company - London
• The Original Tour - London
• Wessex Connect - Bristol
• Yorkshire Coastliner - Malton

References

• Volvo B9TL Page
• Personal notes & sightings