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Originally only available on the Volvo B12B chassis, the
Levante enabled both able-bodied and wheelchair passengers to enter the vehicle via the front door, using a combination of a front-mounted lift and two single pedestal-mounted seats in place of the traditional double at the front nearside of
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Levante IIIAs are to be operated on trial by contractors Clarkes of London and
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