Plaxton Pointer

Plaxton Pointer
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Milcombe in August 2015
Overview
ManufacturerReeve Burgess
Plaxton
TransBus
Alexander Dennis
Production1991–1997 (Step Entrance, Pointer 1)
1995-1999 (low floor, Pointer 1)
1997-2007 (low floor, Pointer 2)
AssemblyScarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Designer
  • Pointer 1
  • Capoco Design
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance/Low-floor (SLF)
ChassisPointer (Step entrance):
Dennis Dart
Volvo B6
Pointer (Low floor):
Dennis Dart SLF
Volvo B6LE
Pointer 2 (Low floor):
Dennis Dart SLF
Blue Bird LFCC9
Powertrain
EngineCummins B Series (Dennis Dart)
Cummins B Series/ISBe (Dennis Dart SLF)
Volvo TD63 (Volvo B6)
Volvo TD63/D6A (Volvo B6LE)
Capacity44-62 (29-41 seated)
Dimensions
Length8.5–11.3 metres (28–37 ft)
Width2.3–2.4 metres (7 ft 7 in – 7 ft 10 in)[1]
Chronology
SuccessorAlexander Dennis Enviro200

The Plaxton Pointer (originally known as the Reeve Burgess Pointer, and later as the TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer) is a single-deck midibus body that was manufactured between 1991 and 2007, predominantly on the Dennis Dart chassis, by Reeve Burgess, Plaxton and latterly Alexander Dennis.

  1. ^ "POINTER - Low-floor midibus specification". Guildford: Alexander Dennis Limited. November 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2024.