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Motor vehicle
Mellor Tucana
Mellor Tucana II operated by Somerset CC
Overview
ManufacturerBluebird Vehicles (2005-2014)
Mellor Coachcraft (2014-)
Production2005-present
Body and chassis
Doors1 side door or 2 door (1 side, 1 rear)
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolkswagen Transporter T5/ T6
Powertrain
Engine2.0-litre 4-cylinder Euro-6
Capacity15 seats or 4 wheelchairs
Power output140-150PS
Transmission7 speed Direct-shift gearbox
6 speed manual
Dimensions
Length6.83-7.01 metres
Width2.08 metres
Height2.41-2.57 metres
Curb weight4.1 tonnes

The Mellor Tucana (previously known as the Bluebird Tucana) is a small wheelchair-accessible minibus manufactured by Mellor Coachcraft in England.

Tucana

The Bluebird Tucana entered production in 2005 fitted to the Volkswagen Transporter T5 chassis. Over 650 were built, with Transport for London purchasing over 250 for use on Dial-a-Ride services. A number are used by Sheffield Community Transport in South Yorkshire.

Woodall Nicholson purchased the rights to the Tucana and transferred production from Scarborough to its Mellor Coachcraft subsidiary in Rochdale after Bluebird entered administration in 2014.

Tucana II

In August 2016, Mellor Coachcraft launched the Mellor Tucana II based on the Volkswagen Transporter T6 chassis with the first delivered to Scarborough Dial-a-Ride.

Gallery

References

  1. CTA Show 2005 Review Bus & Coach Professional 21 November 2005
  2. "Thousands of older and disabled Londoners to gain as Mayor introduces new Dial-a-Ride vehicles". Transport for London. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. Standard, Evening (5 April 2012). "Boris Johnson launches the revamped Dial-a-Ride bus". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. Pidgeon, Caroline (26 May 2022). "Please state how many buses currently operate for Dial-a-Ride". Mayor's Question Time. Retrieved 4 November 2022. There are 256 buses in Dial-a-Ride's fleet.
  5. Woodall Nicholson expands with bus acquisition Manchester Evening News 14 July 2014
  6. Bluebird snapped up by rival Scarborough News 15 July 2014
  7. New name, familiar product Bus & Coach Buyer 29 September 2014
  8. Orchard, Rob (18 October 2016). "The new Mellor Tucana II". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  9. "Mellor Coachcraft launches redesigned Tucana II". Route One. 26 August 2016.
  10. Mellor Coachcraft launches Tucana II Coach & Bus Week issue 1258 20 September 2016 pages 40, 41

External links

Media related to Bluebird Tucana at Wikimedia Commons

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