The Van Hool AG300 is an articulated low-floor city bus from the Belgian manufacturer Van Hool. It belongs to the company’s A-series of transit buses and was built in an original AG300 and a restyled newAG300 version, with diesel, natural-gas and trolleybus variants.
Van Hool AG300 at a glance
| Maker | Van Hool, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type | articulated city bus |
| Floor | low floor |
| Versions | AG300 and newAG300 |
| Diesel | standard version |
| Natural gas | AG300 CNG |
| Trolleybus | AG300T |
| Family | Van Hool A-series |
| Related | double-articulated AGG300 |
| Markets | several countries |
The model details come from the Dutch Wikipedia article on the AG300; the background on the manufacturer comes from the English article on Van Hool.
History of the Van Hool AG300
The AG300 is the articulated member of Van Hool’s A-series of city buses. The company, a Belgian coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses and coaches, used the same design philosophy across the transit range, and the AG300 carried it into the articulated class. Two versions existed: the original AG300 and the restyled newAG300. The buses were delivered to operators in several countries.
Besides the standard diesel-engined bus, Van Hool supplied AG300s running on natural gas as the AG300 CNG and built a trolleybus version, the AG300T. The articulated AG300 also stood at the head of a larger family: the A300 page lists a double-articulated AGG300 alongside it.
Design and features
- Articulated low floor: a jointed bus with level access for high-capacity city routes.
- Two designs: the original AG300 and the restyled newAG300 were both catalogued.
- Natural gas: the AG300 CNG offered an alternative to diesel.
- Trolleybus version: the AG300T was built for operators with overhead wires.
- Part of the A-series: it shared Van Hool’s transit bus design philosophy with the A300 and A308.
Van Hool AG300 versions
- AG300: the original articulated bus.
- newAG300: the version with the restyled front and newer design.
- AG300 CNG: natural-gas version.
- AG300T: trolleybus version.
The AG300 is the articulated relative of the Van Hool A300 and the compact A308. More buses are in the Van Hool collection.
Video: Lijn 1, Van Hool New AG300, naar Stripheldenbuurt halteert te Haven Centrum
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Van Hool AG300, Dutch Wikipedia: versions, fuels, trolley variant
- Van Hool, English Wikipedia: manufacturer background, A-series
