Optare Visionaire
| East Lancs Visionaire/Optare Visionaire | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders Optare |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 door |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Scania N230UD Scania N270UD Volvo B9TL (2 or 3 axle) |
| Related | Optare Olympus |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 68 to 100 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.2m to 11.9m |
| Width | 2.535m |
| Height | 4.2m to 4.3m |
The Optare Visionaire (known as East Lancs Visionaire) was a 2-axle and 3-axle low-floor open-top body of a bus.
It was built from 2006 to 2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare.
It was built on Scania N230UD chassis,[1] Scania N270UD chassis and Volvo B9TL chassis, (2[2] or 3[3][4] axle)
History
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Bought by Darwen
[change | change source]East Lancs went into Administration in August 2007 and was bought by the Darwen Group. The body was renamed to Darwen Visionaire.
Reverse takeover by Optare
[change | change source]In June 2008 Darwen Group was bought by Optare, the Visionaire was renamed Optare Visionaire
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Barrow, David (2021). Scania Double-Deckers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0767-0. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Bell, Chris (26 March 2013). "Golden Tours 103 YJ11OHO Volvo B9TL Optare Visionaire". Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Walter, Richard (2019). Buses in All-Over Adverts. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9192-3. 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.
Other websites
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