Volvo B58
| Volvo B58 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volvo |
| Production | 1966–1982 |
| Assembly | Sweden |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Bus chassis Coach chassis |
| Body style |
Single-decker bus Single-decker coach Single-decker articulated bus Double-decker bus |
| Doors | 1, 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Step-entrance |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 9.6-litre horizontally mid-mounted I-6 Volvo HD100, THD100 |
| Capacity | 28 to 67 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 9.5m to 18.0m |
| Width | 2.52m |
| Height | 3.0m or 4.2m |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volvo B755 |
| Successor | Volvo B10M |
The Volvo B58 was a mid-engined single-decker bus, double-decker bus, single-decker articulated bus and single-decker coach chassis manufactured by Volvo in Sweden from 1966 until early 1982. It was succeeded by the B10M. The Volvo B58 is often rebodied as a double-decker bus chassis for the East Lancs Droop Nose double-decker bus body.
In the United Kingdom, it was sold to many major operators including Wallace Arnold and Park's of Hamilton from 1972. Many of the Volvo B58s in the UK were built as coaches.
In 1978, Greater Transport Authority ordered 250 B58s.
Until November 2009, GO Wellington in New Zealand operated 68 Volvo B58 trolleybuses.
In Brazil, The Volvo B58 (named the B58E) was built in Curitiba from 1977 to 1997. It was used in city buses, including trolleybuses, and road coaches, in cities like São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Campinas, Sorocaba and Belo Horizonte. Also, in 1992, B58E was Brazil's first bi-articulated chassis, and the first 33 operated in Curitiba as Express Line Buses.
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