Bus Manufacturing - Bodywork

Bodywork

The bus body builder will build the body onto the chassis. This will involve major consideration of:

• Usage
• Seating capacity
• Staircase position/design (double-decker buses)
• Number and position of doors

Bodywork is built for three general uses:

• Bus
• Dual Purpose
• Coach

Bus bodywork is usually geared to short trips, with many transit bus features. Coach bodywork is for longer distance trips, with luggage racks and under-floor lockers. Other facilities may include toilets and televisions.

A dual purpose design is usually a bus body with upgraded coach style seating, for longer distance travel. Some exclusive coach body designs can also be available to a basic dual purpose fitment.

In past double-deck designs, buses were built to a low bridge design, due to overall height restrictions.