Optare Olympus
The Optare Olympus (known as East Lancs Olympus and Darwen Olympus) was a 2-axle and 3-axle low-floor double-decker bus body. It was built between 2006 to 2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare respectively. It was built on Scania N230UD chassis,[3] Scania N270UD chassis,[4] Volvo B9TL chassis (2[5] or 3[6][7] axle) and Alexander Dennis Enviro400 chassis.[8]
| East Lancs/Darwen/Optare Olympus | |
|---|---|
 A Reading Buses Olympus, an example bodied by Darwen Group. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Optare |
| Production | 2006–2011 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Scania N230UD Scania N270UD Volvo B9TL (2 or 3 axle) Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
| Related | Scania OmniDekka |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 68 - 100 seated [1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.2 to 11.9 m (33 ft 5+5⁄8 in to 39 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Width | 2,535 mm (8 ft 3+3⁄4 in)[2] |
| Height | 4.2 to 4.3 m (13 ft 9+3⁄8 in to 14 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander East Lancs Myllennium Nordic East Lancs Myllennium Vyking |
| Successor | Optare MetroDecker |
In 2011, the Olympus was replaced by the Optare MetroDecker
Bought by Darwen
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East Lancs went into administration in August 2007 and was bought by the Darwen Group. The body was renamed Darwen Olympus.
Reverse takeover by Optare Olympus
changeFollowing the reverse takeover of Optare by Darwen Group in June 2008, the Olympus was again renamed Optare Olympus
Optare Visionaire
changeAn open-top double-decker bus version of the Olympus, called the Visionaire, was also built.
References
change- ↑ "Optare product information". Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ↑ "Olympus brochure" (PDF). elcb.co.uk/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2006.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2020). London's Low-floor Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0120-3. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Barrow, David (2021). Scania Double-Deckers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0767-0. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "Arriva Yorkshire Volvo B9TL/East Lancs Olympus 1811 (YJ08 EER)". Flickr. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Batten, Malcolm (2023). Rail Replacement Buses: London and the South East. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0869-1. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). The History of Optare. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9695-9. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Sheng, Jimmy (24 February 2017). "DOE41-LX09BXK". Retrieved 12 June 2023.
Other websites
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Media related to Optare Olympus at Wikimedia Commons- Product brochure (East Lancs)
- Product information (Darwen)
- Product information (Optare)
- Pictures of Delaine Buses' Olympus
