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Originally Posted by JockoT
All our buses and coaches have the engine and transmission in the rear. The buses don't have retarders though some of the coaches do.
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The rear-engine layout became more popular on coaches due to the pass-through luggage compartments, which also increase the overall load capacity. What does surprise me is the absence of transverse-engined buses or coaches, considering this layout would increase the volume available for luggage compartments or fuel tanks on a coach and the low-floor extension on some urban transit buses.