The Plaxton Profile was a coach body manufactured by Plaxton on the Dennis Javelin and Volvo B7R chassis.57 Seat Profile for Fowlers Travel Plaxton October 2007Accessible Profile for Howard Snaith Coaches of Otterburn PlaxtonProfile Plaxton
It began life as the Premiere 320 which was then updated to the Prima when the Premiere was replaced by the Paragon. The Prima was then modified with the Paragon lower dash panel and rear panel and rechristened the Profile.
It was the first Plaxton coach to meet Disability Discrimination Act 1995 requirements by widening the entrance in order to fit a wheelchair lift. Stagecoach purchased 25 wheelchair accessible Profile bodied Volvo B7Rs following on from a batch of conventional B7Rs.Stagecoach to take 25 wheelchair accessible Profiles Bus & Coach Professional issue 110 5 August 2005 page 4
Warwickshire County Council purchased five Profile bodied B7Rs for its school transport services in 2003.School bus fleet for Warwickshire Bus & Coach Professional 2003 The Profile was not modified to meet the European Commission Whole Vehicle Type Approval with production ceasing in 2012. Its replacement, the Plaxton Leopard, was launched in 2013.Volvo B8R Plaxton Leopard Bus & Coach Buyer 7 March 2014
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