The Caetano Nimbus was a low-entry single-decker bus body built by Salvador Caetano in Waterlooville, England between 1999 and 2007. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF as a replacement for the Caetano Compass.[1]

Caetano Nimbus
Thurmaston Bus Caetano Nimbus bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Leicester in April 2011
Overview
ManufacturerSalvador Caetano
Production1999–2007
AssemblyWaterlooville, England
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow entry
ChassisDennis Dart SLF
Powertrain
Capacity27 to 39 seated
Dimensions
Length8.8m - 11.4m
Width2.5m
Chronology
PredecessorCaetano Compass
SuccessorCaetano City Gold

MyBus (49) and Tellings-Golden Miller (41) were major purchasers.[2]

A common design is that most of these buses have a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination display with an arched top.

During 2002 a shorter and narrower version called the Slimbus was developed, the principal customer being MyBus who required small buses because of size restrictions on Jersey, purchasing a total of 52 by 2007. Some Slimbuses went to CT Plus in London as well as National Car Parks for airport shuttle work, some of which later materialised with Island Coachways in Guernsey.[3] By January 2013, CT Plus had obtained contracts to operate public transport in first Guernsey and then Jersey, with all of the Nimbuses in Guernsey and 31 of the Jersey examples continuing in use with CT Plus. Those that were not retained in Jersey were shipped to a UK dealer which later sold them to the FirstGroup.

References

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  1. ^ Nimbus Salvador Caetano
  2. ^ SC Coachbuilders Bus Lists on the Web
  3. ^ "Caetano ready for new opportunities". Coach & Bus Week. No. 553. Peterborough: Emap. 28 November 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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