Berkhof Ambassador

The **Berkhof Ambassador** is a single-decker city bus. It has a low-floor. It was made from 2001 to 2011 by VDL Berkhof.

The Ambassador was made in two lengths, the names and lengths were:

- Ambassador 120 -
- Ambassador 200 -

## Ambassador 120

From 2001 to 2011, VDL Berkhof made a single-decker midibus called the  Ambassador 120. Its length was .

### Operators

Arriva, Breng, Connexxion, Hermes, Syntus and Veolia Transport, City-Trafik, De Hvide Busser, DitoBus, Kruse, Nettbuss and Nobina and CA.NOVA ordered Berkhof Ambassadors.

## Ambassador 200

From 2001 to 2011, VDL Berkhof made a single-decker bus called the  Ambassador 200. Its length was .

### Operators

The following table shows the Ambassador 200 buses in service in the Netherlands and other countries:

|Company|Amount|Series||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Arriva Netherlands|323|**Ex. Veolia**: 0050–0051, 0053 **Ex. Connexxion**: 0207-0215 **Ex. NoordNed**: 6100–6109, 6171–6189, 8064-8069 **Arriva**: 3154, 3158, 3159, 8001–8069, 8201–8244, 8301–8382, 8401–8451, 8651–8670, 8851-8860||
|Arriva Danmark|19|1058–1060, 1302–1303, 1761–1762, 3040–3047, 3056–3057, 5640-5641||
|Veolia Transport Netherlands|393|**Ex. BBA**: 901–902, 5050–5057, **Veolia**: 5001–5049, 5058–5242, 5243–5342, 5343–5363, 5364, 5365–5367, 5368-5391 (5319,5320,5321 and 5367 are sold to "Zwaluw reizen")||
|Keolis Danmark|49|224–228, 2310–2314, 2431–2437, 2481–2499, 8515-8528 **Ex. City-Trafik**: 2431–2436, 2481-2498 **Ex. Nettbuss**: 224–228, 2499, 8515-8528 **Ex. De Hvide Busser**: 2437 (De Hvide Busser 8725) **Ex. Umove**: 2310-2314 (De Hvide Busser/Umove 8720, 8715, 8727, 8729 & 8731)||
|Connexxion Netherlands|1110 + 12 Ambassador 120|**Ex. Hermes**: 1734–1747, 1756–1760, 1761–1771, 1773–1776, 1777–1787, 1790–1791, 1811, 1815, 1828, 1836–1840, 1843, 1844, 1850-1860 **Ex. Stadsvervoer Nederland**: 5101-5131 (tot 01-01-2008 SVN-series 101–131) **Connexxion**: 4134–4229, 4230–4253, 4254–4277, 8100–8224, 8233–8254, 8278–8375, 8380–8728, 8792–8828, 8883-8976 _Ambassador 120_: 8226-8232 (Maassluis, Den Haag), 8225, 8376-8379 (urban transport Zaandam)||
|Nobina Danmark|11|6001-6011||
|DitoBus, Denmark|21|4656–4662, 4736-4749 **Ex. Østrafik**: 4746-4749 (Østrafik 7603–7606)||
|Hermes, Netherlands|196|1734–1793, 1801–1860, 3330–3404, 3479-3483||
|De Hvide Busser, Denmark|18|8715-8732 **Sold to City-Trafik in 2014: 8725 (City-Trafik number 2437)** **Sold to Keolis in 2016: 8720, 8715, 8727, 8729 & 8731 (Keolis number 2310-2314)** **Stayed at Umove but got a new number: 8732** _De Hvide Busser was sold to Umove in 2013 and the entire fleet followed over, in September 2015 De Hvide Busser changed name to Umove and in December 2015 the Ambassadors got replaced by brand new VDL Citea LLE_||
|Umove, Denmark|1|7561 **Ex.** De Hvide Busser/Umove 8732||
|Besa Trans, Denmark|2|**Ex. Kruse**: 7122-7123||
|Kruse, Denmark|2|7124-7125||
|Millennium Transportation International|3|02–25, 02–26, 02-27 later as BBA InterHoMe 903–905, now Connexxion 3156-3157 and Snelle Vliet (Coaches) 204||
|Qbuzz|131|4401-4531||
|Syntus, Netherlands|243|2146–2148, 3046–3048, 3049–3060, 3248–3250, 3255–3256, 4001–4052, 4101–4146, 4150–4154, 5001–5024, 5101–5126, 5127–5152, 5301-5305||
|Taxi Centrale Renesse, Netherlands|14 Ambassador 120|419-432||
|Transportes Sul do Tejo, Portugal|37|||
|VBN / BVN, Germany|37|||
|CA.NOVA, Italy|12|CA.NOVA ex. Veolia, owned in 2011: from number 355 to number 366||

A large number of buses have been exported to Denmark, Germany, Israel, Portugal and Sweden.

## Other websites

- VDL Berkhof
- Pictures

## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Berkhof Ambassador
- **image**: VJ 95780 (DK).JPG
- **caption**: Berkhof Ambassador from Østtrafik
- **manufacturer**: VDL Berkhof
- **assembly**: Heerenveen and Valkenswaard
- **production**: 2001–2011
- **capacity**: 80 passengers (up to 34 seated)
- **operator**: Various across Europe
- **length**: 10.6–11.95 m
- **floortype**: Low-floor bus, Low floor
Low-entry bus, Low entry
- **doors**: 1-2-0 or 2-2-0
- **weight**: 8,359–8,728 kg
- **engine**: Diesel engine by Cummins or DAF Trucks, DAF
- **powerout**: 205 Horsepower#Brake horsepower, bhp
- **transmission**: Automatic Voith transmission