The DAF SB220 was a full-size single-decker bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International from 1985.DAF's Lynx rival takes to road Commercial Motor 1 June 1985 Initially only built in left hand drive, in 1988 a right hand drive version was launched for the United Kingdom market.SB220 spearheads Daf's single-deck bus attack Commercial Motor 11 February 1988 An articulated version was also manufactured.Northern alights on artic Commercial Motor 5 March 1992
It was superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.
Types Step entrance Low floor Low entry
Bodywork Makes and models of bodywork were fitted to the SB220 full-size single-decker bus chassis include the following:
United Kingdom (step entrance) Ikarus Citibus Northern Counties Paladin Optare DeltaOptare ready to go with Daf SB220 chassis Commercial Motor 7 April 1988Optare Delta Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
United Kingdom (low floor/low entry) Alexander ALX300Alexander ALX300 Bus Lists on the Web East Lancs Myllennium Ikarus Polaris Ikarus 481 Plaxton Prestige / Northern Counties Paladin LF
Ireland (step entrance) Alexander Setanta Plaxton VerdePlaxton waits for Dublin Bus deal Commercial Motor 28 November 1991
Netherlands (step entrance) Berkhof ST2000NL Den Oudsten B88 Den Oudsten B89 Alliance
Portugal (step entrance) CAMO Camus CAMO Cronus (Only 2 units of the "standard" version of this bodywork were produced, and both used the SB220 chassis) Marcopolo Allegro
Spain (step entrance) Castrosua CS 40 City Hispano Carrocera VOV Ugarte U-2000 Unicar U-90
Singapore (step entrance) Walter Alexander Setanta (One such vehicle had its front replaced with one from Hispano Carrocera, all were eventually retired in late-2016.) Hispano Carrocera (Some vehicles were moved to CSS operations in 1997, while others were sold abroad to New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The ones remaining under CSS were eventually retired in 2004.) All these buses are powered by a DAF LT 160L engine (11,627cc), which is Euro I compliant. All Hispano Carrocera SV220s were fitted with ZF Ecomat 4HP 500 4-speed gearbox. While Walter Alexander Setanta bodied SV220s were equipped with Voith DIWA 851.2 gearbox (earlier Hispano-bodied SV220 units).
Romania (step entrance) DAF SB 220-Castrosua (RATB Bucharest) DAF SB 220-Elvo (RATB Bucharest) DAF SB 220-Hispano Carocera (RATB Bucharest)
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