The Alexander PS-type on the Volvo B10M chassis was the primary single decker for the
Stagecoach Group through the 1990s, with 100 delivered to
Stagecoach Cumberland from late 1992 following production delays with the
Volvo B6 midibus chassis, while
Stagecoach Manchester also took on comparatively large numbers of PS types-bodied B10Ms. Most were withdrawn by 2016 due to regulations mandating
low-floor buses, but some were retained as late as 2020 as school buses by
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire. Alexander PS bodied
Mercedes-Benz O405 in January 2009 The second-biggest operator of the Alexander PS-type were
Mainline Buses, who ordered a total of 180 Alexander PS-types on Volvo B10M chassis from 1990 to 1996. Mainline's first Alexander PS-types were the first to be bodied on a Volvo chassis.
Kelvin Central Buses also purchased 60 PS-types between 1995 and 1997. Following the purchase of Mainline and SB Holdings by the
FirstGroup, these buses were dispersed around First's other operations. On the Scania N113CRB chassis,
Busways Travel Services took an order of 20 Scanias with PS-type bodies, while
Nottingham City Transport took an order of eight.
Yorkshire Traction purchased five Scania PS-types in 1992 as their first new full-size buses since
deregulation. Sixteen
Dennis Lances with dual door Alexander PS-type bodies were built for
London Buses subsidiary
Selkent, while in Hong Kong,
Kowloon Motor Bus took on 24 Lances with PS-type bodywork. Two examples on the
Mercedes-Benz O405 chassis was built with Alexander PS-type bodies in 1992, one being a rigid Mercedes demonstrator and a sole
articulated example being bodied for
Grampian Regional Transport. These were branded as the
Cityranger. ==References==