The Scania Fencer is an integrally-constructed range of full-size buses produced by Scania and bodied by Higer Bus which was launched initially in the United Kingdom in 2021. The Fencer is planned to be offered in single deck (f1), double deck (f9) and articulated (f18) variants with options for diesel, hybrid, biogas and electric drivetrains.[2]
Scania Fencer | |
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![]() Scania Fencer F1 at the 2022 Euro Bus Expo | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Scania |
Production | 2021– |
Assembly | Chassis: Södertälje, Sweden Body: Higer Bus, Suzhou, China |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Single-decker bus Double-decker bus (planned) Articulated bus (planned) Coach |
Doors | Single or dual door |
Floor type | Low floor |
Chassis | Integral |
Powertrain | |
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Transmission | ZF EcoLife 2 |
Dimensions | |
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Width | 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) |
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Chronology | |
Predecessor | Scania OmniCity Scania Citywide |
The single-decker Fencer f1 was the first of the Fencer range produced by Scania, and regular production is expected to begin in 2022, with the first Fencer f1 on a new diesel Scania chassis expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.[needs update] Battery-electric variants with a 300kW electric motor are expected to be completed in late 2022,[1] while double-deck, tri-axle, articulated and coach variants have been confirmed to follow.[3][4] Scania also plans to build the Fencer to Transport for London specification and are also considering allowing other bodybuilders to body the Fencer chassis.[1]
Two 12 m (39 ft) diesel single-decker Fencer f1s have been built, with one being operated as a demonstrator model on a pre-existing Scania chassis; this has since been sold to PC Coaches of Lincoln.[5] A shorter 10.9 m (36 ft) demonstrator for the United Kingdom market with a Scania DC07 engine is expected to be delivered in September 2022.[6]
Q-Park Heathrow Airport were the first operator in the United Kingdom to place an order for the Fencer f1, ordering four 10.9 m (36 ft) Fencer f1s with DC07 engines on the new integral chassis; these are due to be delivered for airport bus services in 2022 and are specified with air conditioning and luggage racking.[7]
Estonian bus operator GoBus were the first continental European operator to order the Fencer f1, taking delivery of four Fencer f1 fuel cell buses, which entered service on routes serving Harju County in December 2021. 26 more have been ordered for delivery in 2022.[8][9]
In November 2021, Scania France took delivery of the first Fencer f6 school coach, built exclusively for use on French school bus networks with a capacity of up to 63 seats as well as four wheelchair spaces. The f6 can be built on either a biodiesel or biogas powertrain, the latter of which increases the height of the coach to 3.60 metres (11.8 ft) compared to 3.31 metres (10.9 ft) for the biodisel coach, as the biogas canisters are stored on the roof. 50 orders for the Fencer f6 have been placed, with delivery of the first examples expected to take place in June 2022.[10][11]
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