Volvo B10BLE

The Volvo B10BLE features a Volvo DH10A engine with a displacement of . 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 a power output of either . The engine is able to meet Euro II emissions limits. The name of the chassis stands for: • B - Bus • 10 - 10 (9.6) litre engine • B - Back/Rear mounted engine • LE - Low-entry 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 the GH10C is a "mixed-lean" engine, operating on an optimised balance between stoichiometric and lean-burn combustion strategies. Power ratings vary from in the GH10A to in the uprated version of the GH10C. The GH10C is able to meet Euro IV emissions limits. ==Operators==

Australia Ansair bodied B10BLE In Australia, Sydney Buses purchased 125, Westbus 41 and Grenda Corporation 16. Europe In mainland Europe, B10BLEs were bodied by Säffle/Aabenraa, Carrus and other local manufacturers. Singapore Volgren bodied Compressed natural gas powered Volvo B10BLE at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange in Singapore in May 2006 In Singapore, all SBS Transit B10BLEs were bodied by Volgren of Australia. One diesel-powered demonstrator (SBS1688K) was introduced in 1997. they had entered service in 1998, plying on Bus 16. The bus was retired and scrapped in 2015 after reaching its 17-year lifespan. It was also SBS's first low-entry bus. SBS1688K was powered by the Volvo DH A-245 engine (9,603cc), and fitted with a 5-speed ZF Ecomat 5HP 500 transmission that is compliant to meet european emission standard Euro 2. However, the other 12 were Compressed natural gas 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 Due to the scarcity of Compressed natural gas refueling points in Singapore and various factors, all units were withdrawn by July 2019. Only the first two CNG B10BLEs (SBS2988M & SBS2989K) were kept at Saint Andrew's Autism School and Tan Tock Seng Hospital respectively for static preservation while the later units were all scrapped. The Compressed natural gas (CNG) B10BLEs are the last public buses to use plastic destination signages and are also the last non-wheelchair accessible single deck rigid buses in Singapore. the CNG batch of these vehicles are equipped with a Volvo GH B-245 engine (9,603cc), which its Euro 3 compliant, and 4-speed ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 transmission. United Kingdom Wright Renown bodied B10BLE in Southampton in May 2009 In 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. ==References==