Volgren is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
bodywork companyBus manufacturing is the manufacturing of buses and coaches.-History:Bus manufacturing had its earliest origins in carriage building. Other bus manufacturers had their origins in truck manufacturing...
previously owned by
VolvoThe Volvo Group is a Swedish supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services...
and the
Grenda CorporationGrenda Corporation is an Australian bus manufacturing, and mass transit company, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Beyond its public transport operations, Grenda owns the bus body-work business Volgren...
but is now entirely owned by the latter. It was established in 1977, initially supplying bodywork for Volvo buses sold in Australia, and later supplying bus bodywork on all types of chassis for both local sale and export. Volgren also supplies bus bodies in kit form.
Volgren has manufacturing facilities in
Dandenong, VictoriaDandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
(VG);
Malaga, Western AustraliaMalaga is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the City of Swan. The suburb is thought to be named after either the Spanish city of Málaga, or the aboriginal word malaga which means ironstone. The name was approved in 1969....
(VP);
Tomago, New South WalesTomago is a combined industrial/semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just north of the Hunter River and west of the body of water known as Fullerton Cove...
(VT); and
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
(VNZ).
Brisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
assembles Volgren bodies for their own buses in
Toowong, QueenslandToowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings...
(VQ) using kits supplied by Volgren in Victoria.
In
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
, 21 of
KMBThe Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...
's Volvo Super Olympian (
Volvo B10TLVolvo Super Olympian, also known as B10TL, is a low-floor double-decker bus which replaced the 3-axle version of Volvo Olympian ....
), 17
MAN 24.310MAN 24.310 is a low floor double decker bus model built for the Hong Kong market. Unlike other low-floor double decker buses in Hong Kong, there are steps in the lower deck aisle after the rear exit....
and 1
Volvo B9TLThe Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL.-Chassis:...
demo,
CitybusCitybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
's MAN 24.350 and
Scania K94UBThe Scania K94 is a rear-engined bus built by Scania of Sweden.It could be built as a coach or intercity bus , but one example of the low-entry citybus version was produced in 2000.In Hong Kong, the K94UB has been fitted with a Volgren 12m double-deck bodywork and is currently in operation with...
have the bodywork provided by Volgren.
In
SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At , Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast...
, there are a total of 51 Volvo Super Olympian fitted with Volgren Bodywork, as well as the
Volvo B10BLEThe Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city bus chassis which was popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. It was launched around 1992 with the engine mounted on the rear overhang of the bus. It was the successor of the mid-engined Volvo B10M and is used as a base for single-deck buses...
demo, the Scania L94UB demo and the 12 Volvo B10BLE CNG for
SBS TransitSBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
buses. As for
SMRT BusesSMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...
there are the
Mercedes Benz O405, O405GThe Mercedes-Benz O 405 was a highly successful single-decker bus chassis built by Mercedes-Benz from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It was the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis and was widely used in Europe, Australia and Singapore....
's,
HinoHino Motors, Ltd. , commonly known as simply Hino, is a manufacturer of diesel trucks, buses, and other vehicles based in Tokyo, Japan. Since 1973 the company has been the leading producer of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in Japan...
HS3KRKK's and HS3KRKA, and 2
Dennis LanceThe Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
s.
In
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
, a substantial number of buses were fitted with the Volgren bodywork as well. Examples can be found in the capital
Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur , is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
and
Johor BahruJohor Bahru, also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, or Johore Bahru and abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia...
, state capital of
JohorJohor , also known as Johore by the British, is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most well developed states in Malaysia...
.
Models
- C221TX
- C222TX
- CR221/CR221L/CR221LD
- CR222L
- CR223L/CR223LD
- CR224L
- CR225L
- CR226L
- CR227L
- CR228L
- SC221
- SC222
Retired models
- Volgren Queensland 1984, 6X2 S/Lounge Coach. Aluminium body on Volvo B10M Mark I chassis, also known as a Volgren HiDeck or Twin Deck.
- Volgren Queensland 1986, Double Decker Coach on a Volvo B10M Mark II chassis. First double deck coach fully Australian designed and built.
External links
Official Website of Volgren