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 bus body. It was built between 2006 to c.2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare respectively. It was built on Scania N230UD chassis,[1] Scania N270UD chassis and Volvo B9TL chassis, (2[2] or 3[3][4] axle)
History[change | change source]
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 Darwen Visionaire.
Reverse takeover by Optare[change | change source]
Following the reverse takeover of Optare by Darwen Group in June 2008, the Visionaire was again 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.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Optare Visionaire at Wikimedia Commons