Bedford SB

Bedford SB
A preserved Bedford SB in the United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Bedford Vehicles
Replaced	Bedford OB
Specifications
Floor type	Step entrance
Engine(s)	Bedford Perkins R6 Leyland
Transmission	4-speed synchromesh 5-speed
Options	Various customer options

The Bedford SB was a front-engined bus chassis built by Bedford Vehicles in the United Kingdom. It was launched at the 1950 Commercial Motor Show^[1] as the replacement for the Bedford OB.

It was the first Bedford vehicle to have a "forward control" design, with the driver's seat located at the right of the engine and the front axle underneath. It used a four-speed synchromesh gearbox, with five-speed gearboxes offered later. It could be fitted with Bedford's own petrol or diesel engine, with the Perkins R6 and Leyland O.350 and O.370 engines also being offered during the 1950s and 1960s.^[2]

Wheelbase length was originally 17ft 2in (5.23 m), but from 1955 an 18ft (5.49 m) option was also offered. Bodywork was provided by a wide range of builders, including Duple, Plaxton, Harrington, Willowbrook and Marshall of the United Kingdom, Hawke Coachwork and New Zealand Motor Bodies of New Zealand, and many more.

There were numerous variants of the SB, each determined by the engine fitted:

Variant	Engine
SB	Bedford petrol 4.927 L
SBG	Bedford petrol 4.927 L
SB3	Bedford petrol 4.927 L
SBO	Perkins R6
SB1	Bedford diesel 4.927 L
SB5	Bedford diesel 5.42 L
SB8	Leyland O.350
SB13	Leyland O.370

From 1968, the SB series used computer classification codes from Bedford's parent company General Motors, with the petrol-engined SB3 variant becoming NFM, and the diesel-engined SB5 variant becoming NJM. However, they were rarely referred to under these codes.

The SB was built for the UK market and export, and production spanned 37 years - longer than any other Bedford bus chassis - until the sale of Bedford Vehicles in 1987.

References[]

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Pre World War II Models	Bedford AC - Bedford HC - Bedford K - Bedford M - Bedford LQ - Bedford O

1940s	Bedford MW - Bedford OX/Bedford OY - Bedford QL Bedford QLD

1950s & 1960s	Bedford C series - Bedford CA - Bedford HA - Bedford JC - Bedford PC - Bedford RL - Bedford S - Bedford TA series

1970s	Bedford TJ - Bedford TK - Bedford TM

1980s	Bedford Rascal - Bedford Midi

AWD	AWD TL - AWD TM

Bus & coaches	Bedford JJL - Bedford OB - Bedford SB - Bedford VAL

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List of Bus Manufacturers

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Early UK & Ireland Bus Builders
All Types ex-Steam

AEC • Albion • Atkinson • Bean • Bedford • BMC • BMMO • Bristol • Charles H. Roe • Commer • Crossley Motors • Daimler Motor Company • Dennis • Dodge (GB) • Duple Coachbuilders • Eastern Coach Works • East Lancashire Coachbuilders • Guy • Karrier Motors(crew bus) • Leyland Commercial Vehicles/Leyland Motors Ltd/Leyland Steam Motor Co. • Marshall Bus • Morris Commercials/Morris • Northern Counties • Park Royal Vehicles • Sentinel • Shefflex • Shelvoke & Drewry • Straker-Squire • Thornycroft • Tilling Stevens • Vulcan

Modern UK & Ireland Bus Builders
(1960s-current)
(Factories in the UK)

Bedford • BMMO • Alexander Dennis • Darwen East Lancs/Darwen Group • Eastern Coach Works Ford of Britain(mini / Crew buses) Ford Trucks/Iveco(chassis) • Leyland Daf & Leyland Bus • MCV Bus and Coach • Optare • Plaxton Volvo Buses

European Manufacturers

Active	Autodromo (Italian) Automet (Polish) Autosan (Polish) • Ayats (Spanish) • Berkhof (Dutch) • Beulas (Spanish) • Biamax (Greek) • BredaMenarinibus (Italian) • Cacciamali (Italian) • Carsa (Spanish) • Castrosua (Spanish) • Chavdar (Bulgarian) • Contrac Cobus (German) • Credo (Hungarian) • DAF (Dutch) • ELBO (Greek) • EvoBus (German) • Fabrika automobila Priboj (Serbian) • Fiat Professional (Italian)• Hess (Swiss) • Hispano Carrocera (Spanish) • Hispano-Suiza (Spainish) • Ikarbus (Serbian) • Ikarus Bus (Hungarian) • Indcar (Spanish) • Irisbus (French) • Iveco (Italian) • Jelcz (Polish) • Jonckheere (Belgian) • Kapena (Polish) • Man (German) • Mauri (Italian) • Mercedes Benz (German) • Neobus (Serbian) • Neoplan (German) • Noge (Spanish) • Praga (Czech) • Roman (Romanian) • Saab-Scania AB/Scania (Swedish) • Salvador Caetano (Portuguese) • Saracakis (Greek) • Setra (German) • Sfakianakis (Greek) • Škoda Works (Czech) • Solaris (Polish) • Solbus (Polish) • SOR Libchavy (Czech) • TEDOM (Czech) • Tovarna avtomobilov Maribor (Slovenian) • VDL Bova/VDL Bus Chassis (Dutch) • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (German) • Volvo (Swedish)

Defunct	ACMAT (Greek) • Alfa Romeo (Italian) • AMZ-KUTNO (Polish) • Ajokki (Finnish) • Arna (Norwegian) • Avia (Spanish) • Barreiros (Spanish) • Berliet (French) • Borgward (German) • Brons (Dutch) • Büssing (German) • Carrus (Finnish) • Citroën (French) • DAAG (German) • Dansk Automobil Byggeri (Danish) • Delta Plan (Finnish) • Den Oudsten (Dutch) • Drögmöller (German) • Ebro (Spanish) • Emelba (Spanish) • Henschel (German) • Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (East German) • Intrall (Polish/English) • Isotta-Fraschini (Italian) • KMC (Cyprus) • Kässbohrer (German) • Lancia (Italian) • Magirus/Magirus-Deutz (German) • OAF (Austrian) • Pegaso (Spanish) • Renault (French) • Riga Autobus Factory (Latvian) • Saurer (Swiss) • Saviem (French) • Scania-Vabis (Swedish) • Seida (Spanish) • Steyr-Daimler-Puch (Austrian) • Tangalakis (Greek) • Tatra (Czech) • Tidaholms Bruk (Swedish) • United Bus (Dutch) • Vest (Norwegian) • Wiima (Finnish)

North American Manufacturers

Active	Advanced Bus Industries • ALFA (Mexican) • AMHER (Mexican) • AYCO (Mexican) • BECCAR (Mexican) • Blue Bird Corporation • Champion Bus Incorporated • Chevrolet • Coach and Equipment • Collins Bus • DaimlerChrysler • DesignLine International • Dodge • Dupont Industries • Eagle Bus • ElDorado National • Elkhart Coach • Eurocar (Mexican) • Federal Coach • Ford • GARZA (Mexican) • Glaval Bus • Gillig • Girardin Minibus • GMC • Godoy (Mexican) • Goshen Coach • IC Bus • Integra (Mexican) • International/Navistar International • Millennium Transit Services • Motor Coach Industries • New Flyer Industries • North American Bus Industries • Nova Bus • Optima Bus Corporation • Orion International • Prevost Car • RECO (Mexican) • Spartan Motors • Stallion Bus Industries • Starcraft Bus • Thomas Built Buses • Trans Tech • Trident Bus Industries

Defunct	Aerocoach • AmTran • Canadian Car and Foundry • Carpenter Body Company • Crown Coach Corporation • DINA S.A. (Mexican) • Electric Transit • Fageol • Fifth Avenue Bus Company • Fitzjohn • Flxible • General Motors Corporation (buses)/General Motors Diesel Division • J.G. Brill • Kenworth • Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil/Corbeil • Mack Trucks • Marmon-Herrington • Mid Bus • Neoplan USA • Pullman Company • Ramirez (Mexican) • REO •Studebaker • Superior Coach Company • Thomas Dennis Company LLC • TMC • Twin Coach • U.S. Bus Corporation • Ward • Wayne Corporation • White Motor Company • Yellow Coach

South American Manufacturers

Active	Agrale (Brazilian) • Apple Bus (Peruvian) • Andinas (Venezuelan) • ArMar (Argentenian) • Busscar (Brazilan) • CAIO (Brazilan) • CARBUS (Argentenian) • Cepeda (Ecudoran) • Ciccobus (Brazilan) • Ciferal (Brazilan) • Comil (Brazilan) • Corwin (Argentenian) • El Quinto (Argentenian) • Galicia (Argentenian) • Ibimco (Ecuadoran) • IMETAM (Ecuadoran) • Intercar (Venezuelan) • Inrecar (Chilean) • Italbus (Argentenian) • La Favorita (Argentenian) • Lucero (Argentenian) • Marcopolo S.A. (Brazilan) • Mascarello (Brazilan) • Marri (Argentenian) • Manhjos (Argentenian) • Materfer (Argentenian) • Maxi Bus (Brazilan) • Megabuss (Ecuadoran) • Metalpar (Argentenian)(Chilean) • Metalsur (Argentenian) • Modabus (Peruvian) • Navarro (Argentenian) • Neobus (Brazilan) • Niccolo (Argentenian) • Pauliscar (Brazilan) • Pauny (Argentenian) • Perego (Argentenian) • Picosa (Ecuadoran) • ROSMO (Guatamalan) • Saldivia (Argentenian) • San Antonio (Argentenian) • Sateci (Peruvian) • Servibus (Venezuelan) • SudAmericanos (Argentenian) • TATSA (Argentenian) • Technoporte (Argentenian) • Todobus (Argentenian) • Troyano (Argentenian) • Ugarte (Argentenian) • Uni Buss (Brazilan) • VARMA (Ecuadoran) • Vegutzi (Peruvian) • Volare (Brazilan) • Volkswagen Trucks and Buses (Brazilian)

Defunct	Avecar (Chilean) • CAMETAL (Argentenian) • Cameval (Bolivian) • Carica (Chilean) • El Detalle (Argentenian) • Santa Matilde (Brazilan) • SEG (Chilean) • Tutto Transporti (Brazilian) • Zanello (Argentenian)

Middle East, Asian
and Australasia

Active	Ankai (Chinese) • Ashok Leyland (Indian) • BCI (Australian) • BMC (Turkish) • Bonluck Bus (Chinese) • Bustech (Australian) • Cerita Motors (Indian) • Changjiang Bus (Chinese) • China Flxible (Chinese) • Daewoo Bus (South Korean) • Daimler-Hyundai Truck (South Korean) • Dandong (Chinese) • Denning (Australian) • DesignLine International (Kiwi (New Zealand)) • Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Chinese) • Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel (Chinese) • FAW Bus and Coach (Chinese) • Force Motors (Indian) • Ghandhara (Pakistani) • Ghandhara Nissan (Pakistani) • Golden Dragon (Chinese) • Guangqi Hino Motors (Chinese) • Guangzhou (Chinese) • Higer (Chinese) • Hino Motors (Japanese) • Hinopak Motors (Pakistani) • Hengtong Bus (Chinese) • Huanghai Bus (Chinese) • Iran Khodro Diesel (Iranian) • Anadolu Isuzu (Turkish) • JAC Motors (Chinese) • Karsan (Turkish) • King Long (Chinese) • Lifan (Chinese) • Lishan Bus (Chinese) • Master Motors (Pakistani) • Micro Cars (Sri Lankan) • Mitsubishi Fuso (Japanese) • Mudan Auto (Chinese) • NEOMAN Bus (Turkish) • Otokar (Turkish) • Saipa Diesel (Iranian) • Shaanxi (Chinese) • SsangYong (South Korean) • Sunlong Bus (Chinese) • Swaraj Mazda (Indian) • Tata (Indian) • TEMSA (Turkish) • UD Nissan Diesel (Japanese) • Volvo-Eicher (Indian) • Wuling • Wuzhoulong (Chinese) • Yaxing Coach • Yema Auto • Youngman (Chinese) • Yutong (Chinese) • Zhongtong (Chinese)

Defunct	Asia Motors (South Korean) • Guangzhou Isuzu Bus (Chinese) •

Former Soviet Union Manufacturers

Active	Bogdan (bus) (Ukranian) • ErAZ (Armenian) • GAZelle (Russian) • KAvZ (Russian) • Kamaz (Russian) • LiAZ (Russian) • Lviv Bus Factory (Ukranian) • Minsk Automobile Plant (Russian) • NefAZ (Russian) • Pavlovo (Russian) • UAZ (Russian) • Volzhanin (Russia) • ZiL (Russian)

Defunct	• Kauno Autobusų Gamykla (Lithuanian)

Africa

Trucks and Bus Company(Libya) •

Types & Technology

Specialist bus chassis builders

Alexander Dennis • Van Hool • Shelvoke & Drewry ?

Specialist bus bodybuilders
/ Converter

Charles H. Roe • Irizar • Plaxton • Walter Alexander Coachbuilders

Types of
Internal combustion engine

Diesel engine • Hot Bulb Engine • Petrol engine • Steam engine • TVO Engine • Two Stroke • Four stroke • Six stroke

Fuel / propulsion technologies

Dual-mode bus • Electric bus • Fuel cell bus • Guided bus • Gyrobus • Hybrid electric bus • Trolleybus • Bio fuel • CNG • Diesel • Hybrid powered • Hydrogen • Kerosene • Paraffin • Petrol • Producer gas • TVO

Configuration (Bus Types)

Articulated bus • Bi-articulated bus • Charabanc • Chicken bus • Coach • Double-decker bus • Lowbridge double-deck bus • Low-floor bus • Midibus • Minibus • Multi-axle bus • Omnibus • Open-top bus • Single-decker bus • Tour bus • Trailer bus • Tram car • Trolleybus • Truck bus •

Special uses

Advert bus • Airport bus • Armoured bus • Campaign bus • Party bus • Police bus • School bus • Sleeper bus • Transit bus • Training bus • Tour bus • Trolley-replica bus

Bus manufacturing • Category See also List of Engine Manufacturers
for Light commercial vehicle based Buses see Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers

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