Mellor specialises in small buses designed around accessibility and community transport rather than conventional private-hire work. Built in Britain, the Orion combines a Fiat Ducato-based platform with a purpose-designed low-floor passenger body, allowing wheelchair users and passengers with reduced mobility to board without the large passenger lift commonly found on traditional accessible minibuses.
Mellor Orion
The Orion is a compact purpose-built accessible bus aimed primarily at local authorities, community transport, Dial-a-Ride, social care and special-education services. Although based around Fiat Ducato mechanical components, its passenger area is substantially different from a conventional converted van, with an ultra-low completely flat floor and wide side and rear entrances. Fold-out ramps and lowering rear air suspension make wheelchair access straightforward, while the tracked interior can be reconfigured for different combinations of seated passengers and wheelchair users.
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