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chassis available in the United
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DB250LF to operate the first low floor double-decker bus service in the UK. Travel West
Midlands would later go on to order 20 more Spectras in 1999. Additional operators of the DB250LF with Optare Spectra bodywork included
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purchased and acquired 632 DB250s between 1998 and 2005 with
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553:"Hughes DAF unveil the DAF DB250 - Northern Counties Palatine II"
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359:Travel West Midlands
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132:DAF ATi RS 8.6 litre
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620:The History
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779:Categories
444:References
284:Harris Bus
211:Harris Bus
209:Preserved
165:Chronology
149:Voith DIWA
122:Powertrain
74:Production
795:VDL Groep
754:VDL DB250
743:DAF DB250
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183:VDL DB250
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170:Successor
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265:Istanbul
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590:6 April
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355:Bristol
290:DB250LF
53:in 2014
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391:Wright
158:4HP500
136:Paccar
128:Engine
101:1 or 2
680:Buses
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269:İzmir
201:DB250
98:Doors
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622:Abus
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