Optare Olympus
The Optare Olympus (introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Olympus) is a double-decker bus built by Optare, East Lancs and Darwen. It could be built as a body available on Alexander Dennis Enviro400, Volvo B9TL or Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis with the 2-axle and 3-axle variants. It is the double-decker equivalent of the Optare Esteem. Some 3-axle Olympus buses were built.
| East Lancs/Darwen/Optare Olympus | |
|---|---|
A Reading Buses Olympus, an example bodied by Darwen Group. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders (2006-07) Darwen Group (2007-08) Optare (2009-11) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
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