Unreferenced date June 2007 Infobox UK Bus background name OptareExcel image Reading Transport 930.JPG imagesize caption An OptareExcel operated by Reading Transport Reading Buses . interiorimage P1140076.JPG interiorcaption Interior of an OptareExcel L1060 in Malta. manufacturer Optare . factory replaced capacity operator National Express West Midlands br Trent Barton br Ipswich Buses br Reading Buses br JP Travel br Blackpool Transport and others. length width height floortype Low floor doors ... transmission Allison or Manual options Various customer options The OptareExcel is a low floor bus low floor full size single decker bus manufactured by Optare . Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as one of the first low floor single deck vehicles. The styling of the body was in keeping with existing Optare products, especially at the rear. At the front, a simple flat panel with the Optare name was set between two pairs of twin headlamps, below a very large ... series engine was an option with the Excel 2. Both transmitted their power via an Allison Transmission Allison World Series B300R gearbox. The Excel was built in a range of lengths, and in Optare tradition ... on with L1070 and L1150 variants built. The Excel was updated in 1999, with the front similar to that of the Optare Solo and using round headlights, 2 less rear lights, and a repositioned fuel filler cap. This was known as the Excel 2 , and was only built in L1070, L1150 and L1180 configurations. Examples of the 11.8 m long Excel 2 the longest version were purchased by Wilts & Dorset , and Trent Barton , which still use them in service today. The Stagecoach Group only bought 16 OptareExcel ... of their Excels onto the second hand market. The Excel was replaced by the Optare Tempo Tempo ... Scania powerplant. commonscat OptareExcel Portal Buses Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare ... in the L960, 35 in the L1070, 43 in the L1150 and 45 in the L1180, although these figures can vary. The Excel ... more details
Optare as a market differentiator, such as Harris Bus s use of the OptareExcel . Optare also introduced ... began introduction of low floor bus es in the UK in 1995 with the launch of its first, the OptareExcel ... Optare products exposure in the North American market. The Excel continued in the US after being ... front OptareExcelExcel 1995 1999 Excel 2 1999 ?, replaced by Tempo Optare Alero Alero low floor ...,Crossgates before sold to P508NWU OptareExcel L1070 VN9071.reg at 2 1997.owned by Optare,Crossgates ...Infobox Company company name Optare Group Limited company logo File Optare Logo.PNG company type Public ... Bus building products Buses revenue homepage http www.optare.com www.optare.com File Optare works, Leeds.jpg thumb right 250px The Optare factory in Cross Gates , Leeds File Safeguard Coaches YJ06 FXM.JPG right thumb 250px A 2006 Optare Tempo owned by Safeguard Coaches a loyal Optare customer , in Guildford . Optare plc is a bus manufacturing bus manufacturer and importer based in Leeds and Blackburn ... and Unitec. ref name groupstructure cite web url http www.optare.com og group structure.htm title The Optare Group Group Structure accessdate 2008 07 29 date publisher Optare plc Dead link date October ... are imported from Spain and sold as Optare branded products. As well as bus manufacturing, the group .... The Optare name originated in 1985 from the remnants of the Roe operation, in a time of changing ... . In the consequent upheaval in markets and demand through the 1980s and 1990s, the Optare business ... post 1980s manufacturers such as Volvo or Dennis, Optare benefited from the opportunity to develop ... political or corporate ties. Wilts & Dorset and Reading Buses became notable loyal Optare customers ... UK low floor bus low floor double decker, the Optare Spectra , and the ground breaking Optare Solo so low low floor midibus , both in 1997. Optare has developed both body on chassis products and integral designs, and has also exported a number of models. Optare products originally continued on from ... more details
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Refimprove date February 2009 The Optare ColumboRider was an integral bus built from 1987 designed by British bus manufacturer Optare . It was based on the Optare Delta Optare StarRider . As its name suggests, it was designed for export to the city of Colombo . Parts were also built by Ceymo Automobile Manufacturers Ltd on the outskirts of Colombo. ref http www.sundaytimes.lk 970518 busm.html colombo Sunday Times Colombo Riders to dominate roads soon Accessed 11 October 2008. ref It was also sometimes known as Le Bus ref http www.leylandexports.com le bus.html Leyland Exports Le Bus Accessed 11 October 2008. ref This bus was the first time Optare tried selling buses abroad NABI didn t acquire Optare at this point . Many ColumboRiders were sold, however, Optare discontinued this model as it cost too much to build and ship the buses to the Columbrian specification. The only other product that was sold abroad was the Optare MetroRider . In the early 2000s Optare was acquired by the North American Bus Industries , this gave Optare another chance to sell buses abroad, so far the Optare Solo Solo 30 LFN and the now discontinued OptareExcelExcel have been sold abroad. References Reflist See also Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare ... more details
Infobox UK Bus background name Optare Sigma image Atbus OL19.JPG imagesize caption An Optare Sigma. interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer Optare factory replaced capacity operator length width height floortype step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis Dennis Lance engine Cummins B Series engine Cummins ISBe Dennis Dennis Lance powerout transmission options Various customer options Unreferenced date January 2009 The Optare Sigma was a step entrance single deck bus body built by Optare between 1994 and 1996 on the Dennis Lance chassis. The body was constructed from Alusuisse aluminium alloy with GRP front and rear panels. It was the single deck version of the Optare Spectra which had the same lower dash styling. The Sigma is not a low floor bus although its floor height of 40cm is considered low for a step entrance design. It was also similar in design to the Optare Delta . The Optare Vecta Vecta has the same body styling as the Sigma but is designed for medium length chassis, the Sigma is for full length chassis. Unlike the Spectra it didn t last long enough to be developed into a true low floor bus and was replaced by the OptareExcel in late 1995. See also Optare Buses Portal Buses Category Buses Category Optare bus stub ... more details
refimprove date February 2010 Infobox UK Bus Model of bus Optare Tempo image Safeguard Coaches YJ06 FXM.JPG caption An Optare Tempo owned by Safeguard Coaches . interiorimage Tempo INT.JPG interiorcaption An Arriva Buses Wales Optare Tempo Interior width 2.5m length 10.565m 12.605m height 3.03m doors 1 door or 2 door passengercapacity 35 47 seated options The Optare Tempo is a full size single deck bus manufactured by Optare and was launched in late 2004. It is marketed and sold as the replacement for the OptareExcel . It is designed as a lightweight bus, to use less fuel than traditional heavy duty integrals. Amongst the first operators in the UK were Trent Barton of Nottingham , Wilfreda Beehive of Adwick le Street , Doncaster, and Sargeants of Kington Sargeants Brothers of Kington, Herefordshire Kington . Arriva is the only one of the big groups to have taken some on board, for services in West Yorkshire . Regal Busways have bought three vehicles for use on their premier route 1 service between Chelmsford and Canvey Island in Essex . All three buses are fitted with leather seats, power .... Four Optare Tempos were also purchased by Swansea City Council in South Wales for use on a new park ... Yellow Buses had ordered 11 Tempos for its fleet, following on from an order of 11 Optare Versa ... of the type from on of the main UK bus groups. One left hand drive Optare Tempo was exported to Kiel ... Calderdale Centrebus Holdings had ordered 4 Optare Tempos for its fleet, to replace the various Dennis Dart s on hire. These new Optare Tempos entered service in April 2010. October 2011 saw ... to Trent Barton for their i4 service. ref http www.optare.com pr 05 10 11 B.htm Optare Tempo SR Press Release ref References reflist External links Portal Buses commonscat Optare Tempo http www.optare.com op tempo.htm Product description of the Optare Tempo Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Category Road vehicles manufactured in the United Kingdom bus stub nl Optare Tempo ... more details
Bridge FastTrack park and ride contract to replace OptareExcel s. They entered service in a yellow ...Refimprove date June 2009 Infobox UK Bus name East Lancs Optare Olympus image Delaine Buses 141 AD56 DBL.JPG caption The first ever Olympus an East Lancs model run by Delaine Buses . This has a Volvo B9TL chassis. width 2,535mm ref http web.archive.org web 20061215143517 http www.elcb.co.uk brochures olympus.pdf Original product brochure ref 2.52m given in previous Optare Olympus article, but no ref length 10.2 to 11.9m up to 12m given in previous Optare Olympus article, but no ref height 4.2 to 4.3m up to 4.35m given in previous Optare Olympus article, but no ref capacity 68 100 seated ref http www.optare.com op olympus.htm Optare product information ref operator Metroline , Metrobus south east England Metrobus , London United and others options Air conditioning, seatbelts, CCTV and electronic ... bodied by Darwen Group. The Optare Olympus introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Olympus , and sold as the Darwen Olympus between 2007 and 2008 is a double decker bus built by Optare. It could be built as a complete bus with Optare s own chassis, ref http www.automotivepr.com releasedetail.html ... N series Scania N230UD N270UD chassis. It is the double deck equivalent of the Optare Esteem . East ..., in addition to a few built by East Lancs before they went into administration. Optare Olympus Following the reverse takeover of Optare by Darwen Group in June 2008, the Olympus was again renamed, becoming the Optare Olympus. London General ordered the Olympus with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 ... Buses route 75 75 In 2009, Optare announced that it had designed its own chassis for the Optare ... Optare Integral Specifications ref Visionaire main Optare Visionaire An open top version of the Olympus ... based Optare Olympus operating for Centrebus in Leicester . gallery External links http www.optare.com ... Category Darwen Group Olympus Category Optare Olympus bus stub it Optare Olympus ... more details
The Optare Bonito was a minicoach built for the Ford Transit Ford Transit 2000 06 Ford Transit chassis. ref cite web url http www.buszone.co.uk Optare.html title Buszone Optare accessdate 2008 03 06 ref It was the last Optare coach that did not receive a face lift. Citation needed date March 2008 See also Optare Buses References reflist External links http www.optare.com Optare s official website Category Buses Category Optare bus stub ... more details
Primarysources date December 2008 The Optare Toro is a mini coach body built by Optare for use on Mercedes Benz Vario chassis, it was launched in late October 2005. ref http www.buszone.co.uk Optare.html ref References references External links http www.optare.com op toro.htm Product description in Optare website Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare bus stub ... more details
Infobox UK Bus name Optare Rapta image caption width 2,500mm ref http s261370817.websitehome.co.uk OPTARE 20GUIDE.pdf Optare Guide ref length 10.1 to 11.9m height currently unknown capacity 70 86 seated options The Optare Rapta was an integral double decker launched at the Euro Bus Expo on 4th November 2008. It was one of the first of the new model range to have the new family look, the other of which is the new Optare Solo Solo since removed from Optare s online list of products . The Rapta is the first new Optare designed double decker since the Optare Spectra Spectra low floor in 1997 that was discontinued in 2005. It was available with a MAN Euro V engine with an optional hybrid drive. In late 2009 it was announced that the Rapta would not enter production, instead an option of Optare chassis will be available on the Optare Olympus . ref http www.automotivepr.com releasedetail.html?&fSKU 2209 ref ref http www.busandcoach.com featureStory.aspx?id 2580 ref References reflist Portal Buses Optare Buses bus stub Category Buses Category Optare Rapta ... more details
Multiple issues context August 2009 refimprove August 2009 The Optare Viedo is a minicoach based on Iveco Daily 65C18 chassis cab. It is the lower cost version of the Optare Toro and also Optare s first coach on an Iveco chassis. Like the Rapido it is manufactured by Ferqui on behalf of Optare with an galvanised steel structure. ref http s261370817.websitehome.co.uk news detail.php?ID 73&Index 1 ref ref http www.busandcoach.com newsStory.aspx?id 2423 ref References references Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Viedo bus stub ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Infobox UK Bus background name Optare CityPacer image Optare City Pacer.jpg imagesize caption A Optare CityPacer operated by London Buses interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer factory replaced capacity operator London Buses br Cambus br Welwyn Hatfield Line length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis Volkswagen LT55 engine Volkswagen 2.6 L diesel powerout transmission Manual or auto options Various customer options The Optare CityPacer was a minibus body, typically seating 25, produced by Optare from 1985 to 1992. It was based on a Volkswagen LT Volkswagen LT55 van chassis which at the time was not available in the UK. It was only moderately successful due to its high price Citation needed date August 2011 , with around 300 produced. Its prominent feature was its large one piece front windscreen, with large triangular quarterlights giving the impression that it wrapped around the sides of the body. The CityPacer was supplemented but not replaced by the Optare StarRider StarRider , based on the Mercedes 811D chassis. Both were replaced by the integral Optare MetroRider , which had been a competing design from MCW before Optare bought the rights to the design. Optare Buses Portal Buses DEFAULTSORT Optare Citypacer Category Buses Category Optare Bus stub ... more details
Image Arriva 0310 on easyBus.JPG right 250px thumb An easyBus Soroco. The Optare Soroco is a mini coach body built for Mercedes Benz chassis. It was recently overhauled to form the Soroco but this brand name seems to be abandoned. It featured a complete restyle of the front and rear sections as well as a restyled interior to give a luxury coach feel. See also Optare Buses External links http www.optare.com op soroco.htm Product description in Optare website bus stub Category Buses Category Optare ... more details
The Optare Rapido is a wheelchair accessible minicoach manufactured by Ferqui on behalf of Optare with a galvanised steel structure with fibreglass lining for strength and durability based on Mercedes Benz Sprinter 515 CDTi . ref http s261370817.websitehome.co.uk news detail.php?ID 73&Index 1 ref ref http www.busandcoach.com newsStory.aspx?id 2423 ref References references Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Rapido bus stub ... more details
The Optare Solera is a coach body built by Optare . It is designed for mini and midi coach chassis. Original Solera The original Solera has the characteristic behind front axle door, this gives it an appearance of a very small coach. It has become a popular choice for independent coach companies. It is still available in a slightly updated form to match the styling of the Solera HD. Solera HD The Solera HD is a much updated form of the original. It removes the characteristic doorway with a conventional layout with the door ahead of the front axle. The styling has been updated to match the rest of the Optare coach range. The rollbars create a big coach appearance. See also Optare Buses External links http www.optare.com op solera.htm Solera s product description page from Optare Category Optare Category Buses bus stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox UK Bus background name Optare StarRider image StarRider 1.jpg imagesize caption An Optare StarRider interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer factory replaced capacity operator London Regional Transport London Transport length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis Mercedes Benz 811D 814D engine Mercedes Benz powerout transmission options Various customer options The Optare StarRider was a midibus midicoach body produced by Optare between 1987 and 1994. It was based on a Mercedes Benz 811D 814D chassis, with its body made from a steel frame with aluminium alloy and GPR exterior panels. It was replaced by the similar Optare MetroRider MetroRider which was based on Metro Cammell Weymann MCW design. Despite all this, London Transport took 123 StarRiders, which is more than the successful CityPacer. See also Optare Buses DEFAULTSORT Optare Starrider Category Buses Category Optare Bus stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Infobox UK Bus background name Optare Vecta image Optare Vecta 1.jpg imagesize caption An Optare Vecta interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer factory replaced capacity operator United Automobile Services and others. length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis MAN 11.180 11.190 engine MAN Original br Cummins ISBe for Arriva re engines powerout transmission ZF automatic options Various customer options The Optare Vecta is a single decker bus body produced for the MAN 11.180 11.190 chassis. Most were built on the 11.190 variant. Only two were based on the less powerful 11.180, both being K regs for Reading. The Optare Vecta is essentially a single deck version of the Optare Spectra, as can be seen from the front of the bus. United Automobile Services purchased the largest number of Vectas 51 buses . Other customers included Trent Buses 15 and Reading Transport 13 . A total of 130 were built. Portal Buses Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Vecta Bus stub ... more details
Infobox UK Bus background name Optare MetroRider image T422 ADN.JPG imagesize caption Optare MetroRider Series 4 T422 ADN in service with Compass Bus seen here in Worthing Town Centre. This is the later wide bodied model, and was one of two demonstrators the other being T421 ADN, also now operated by Compass . interiorimage Met INT.JPG interiorcaption Optare metrorider Interior manufacturer Optare factory replaced MCW Metrorider capacity operator Arriva North East , A Line and others. length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis engine Cummins B Series engine powerout transmission Allison AT545 World Series automatic options Various customer options The Optare MetroRider was a midibus built by Optare between 1989 and 2000. Optare based the original design on the MCW Metrorider after Optare bought the rights following a decision by Metro Cammell Weymann MCW to end bus production. This model also replaced the less successful Optare StarRider StarRider . The MetroRider was an integral bus, which means the chassis and body were constructed as a single structure. It had many options, and was available in three lengths and two widths. In addition, Optare offered the option of a protruding, more substantial, destination display blind box , as opposed to the flat on the body destination display. In later years, the MetroRider could be ordered with a one piece rather than a standard two piece windscreen which, in turn, became standard. Among the most popular ... revived optare sells malaysia 1000 buses 1444450.html title Revived Optare sells Malaysia 1,000 ... of the MetroRider is the low floor bus low floor Optare Solo . Electric version Image Oxford Electric Bus Optare MetroRider.jpg thumb right 250px Electric Optare MetroRider in Oxford. An electric ... engine developed by Cummins . References reflist Commons category Optare MetroRider Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Category Electric buses bus stub ... more details
distinguish Oldsmobile Alero Infobox UK Bus background name Optare Alero image Optare Alero 1.jpg imagesize caption An Optare Alero being operated by Cumfy Bus on a Merseytravel Joblink service in Birkenhead interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer Optare factory replaced capacity operator Merseytravel and others length width height floortype Low floor doors 1 door weight chassis engine Iveco powerout transmission options Various customer options The Optare Alero was a Low floor bus low floor integral minibus built by Optare between 2001 and 2008. It was built as an alternative to van derived buses such as the Mercedes Benz Sprinter . Around 300 were built in the first five years of production. The primary markets for the Alero have been community transport groups and rural demand responsive bus routes, such as Hampshire s Cango . The Alero has an Iveco engine and a choice of manual or automatic ZF transmission. It typically seats between twelve and sixteen passengers, capacity being partly dependent upon whether space is provided for a wheelchair. The destination display box is optional. The Alero was relaunched in 2006 as the Alero Plus . Various changes and component upgrades have been made in an attempt to overcome reliability and durability issues suffered by the original design. In 2008, the Alero was discontinued. However, Optare have stated that they will continue to offer after sales support. See also Competitors Mercedes Benz Sprinter Ford Transit External links commons cat Portal Buses http web.archive.org web 20071224092416 http www.optare.com op alero.htm Product description in Optare website Web Archive 2007 12 24 http glen holland.co.uk Bus and Coach Buyer Issue 990 Page 11 References Millar, Alan 2007 Bus & Coach Recognition Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0 7110 3136 3 Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Alero Category Road vehicles manufactured in the United Kingdom ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Infobox UK Bus background name Optare Prisma image Optare Prisma 1.jpg imagesize caption An Optare Prisma in Eccles interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer factory replaced capacity operator Arriva North East br First Manchester br and others length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 door weight chassis engine Mercedes Benz powerout transmission ZF 4 speed automatic br Voith 3 speed automatic options Various customer options The Optare Prisma was a single decker bus body produced for the Mercedes Benz O405 chassis. 121 vehicles were built, the majority were bought by Tees & District now Arriva North East Grampian Regional Transport now First Aberdeen Eastern Scottish, now First Edinburgh Leicester Citybus now First Leicester and East Yorkshire Motor Services . The front end of the body was built by Mercedes Benz as standard. So the Wright Cityranger , which was the main rival body to the Prisma for the O405 chassis in the UK, is very similar in styling to the Prisma. The sides and back end of the body followed the styling of other Optare products at that time, such as the Optare Delta Delta and Optare Vecta Vecta . The Prisma eventually outsold the 22 Wright Cityranger bodies. Portal Buses Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Bus stub zh Optare Prisma ... more details
refimprove date June 2009 Infobox UK Bus name Optare Versa image Vale Travel MX58 KZF.JPG caption A Vale Travel GHA Coaches Optare Versa in Altrincham interiorimage Versa INT.JPG interiorcaption A Stagecoach North West Optare Versa interior width 2.506m length 10.395m 11.085m height 2.836m passengercapacity 36 40 seated doors 1 door or 2 door options The Optare Versa is a midibus built by Optare in its Leeds factory. It was officially launched in Britain at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 7 November 2006, with the first order of 25 buses being placed by Stagecoach Group Stagecoach on the same day. ref http www.stagecoachgroup.com scg media press pr2006 2006 11 07 Stagecoach Press releases Versas ordered ref Description Optare has designed the midibus to fill a gap in its bus product range between the full size single deck Optare Tempo Tempo and the smaller Optare Solo Solo minibus. Some operators of the longest of Optare s minibus derived Solo models commented that the 7.0m wheelbase was too long, reducing manoeuvrability, which resulted from the Solo s front axle being ahead of the passenger entrance. The Versa, with its entrance ahead of the front axle, considerably reduces the wheelbase, to either 5.13m or 5.82m depending upon whether the overall length is 10.3m or 11m respectively . It is designed to seat between 36 and 40 passengers. The Versa has a typical Optare design, with a swooping roof line, large glazed area and swept back front which takes many of its styling cues from the Solo, but with a more modern, updated appearance. The Optare Versa became ... operated by First Manchester since 2010 to replace the Optare Solos on the Metroshuttle route. References reflist External links Portal Buses commonscat Optare Versa http www.optare.com op versa.htm Product description in Optare website http omnibuses.blogspot.com 2006 11 show stoppers 1.html More on Versa and picture from NEC launch Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare Versa nl Optare Versa ... more details
Infobox UK Bus name East Lancs Visionaire Optare Visionaire image Original Tour VLE614 on T2.JPG caption A Visionaire run by The Original Tour in London. width 2.535m length 10.2 to 11.9m height 4.2 to 4.3m capacity 68 to 100 seated options Fully open top br Partial open top br Convertable The Optare Visionaire introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Visionaire , and branded the Darwen Visionaire between 2007 and 2008 is a bus body built by Optare . It is in terms of engineering an open top Optare Olympus Olympus itself a double deck variant of the Optare Esteem Esteem in all but name. East Lancs Visionaire The first orders were made in November 2006 by Arriva s Original London Sightseeing Tour The Original Tour for a 1.6 million order for ten, built on Volvo Buses Volvo s Volvo B9TL B9TL Euro 4 chassis. These all entered service and were the only order for the East Lancs Visionaire. Darwen Visionaire After East Lancashire Coachbuilders went into administration in 2007, the business was bought by the Darwen Group , and the East Lancs Visionaire was renamed the Darwen Visionaire . During this time, an order was received for a number of Visionaires. ref http omnibuses.blogspot.com 2008 04 managing growth is sometimes far more.html Omnibus blog Managing growth is sometimes far more difficult than managing decline Accessed 1 September 2008 ref . An open top single decker, the Darwen Panaire Panaire , was also offered at the time. Optare Visionaire Since the order for the Darwen Visionaires, Darwen Group performed a reverse takeover with Optare . Ten Optare Visionaires entered service on the The Big Bus Company London tour. These were ordered in the Darwen period, but have been built under the new Optare name. Therefore, no Visionaires were built under the Darwen name, despite orders being taken. Wilts and Dorset have ordered 12 Visionaires for use on routes in the Swanage Area ... 20250808 20G 20Francis.jpg Image of a Big Bus Company Optare Visionaire. commons category Optare Buses ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 Infobox UK Bus Model of bus Optare Solo image Cumfybus Optare Solo 1.jpg caption Cumfybus Optare Solo in Bootle interiorimage Solo INT.JPG interiorcaption An Arriva North West Optare Solo Interior width 2.33m 2.5m length 7.1m 10.2m height 2.73m passengercapacity 23 37 seated options Different Engines Mercedes Benz, Cummins, MAN The Optare Solo is a low floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds , United Kingdom UK since 1997. The name Solo is a play on the low floor status ... battery propulsion unit. The Optare Solo is available in various lengths, 7.8 m, 8.5 m, 9.2 m, and 9.9 ... and 37 for an M990. Slimline Image Stagecoach Optare Solo Exeter.jpg left thumb One of Exeter s 37 Slimline Optare Solos. A narrow bodied version named the Slimline was launched in 2004 with the first ... vehicles from the minibus era, such as MCW Metrorider Optare MetroRider , and other van based buses. SE In June 2006, Optare announced the arrival of another Solo model the Solo SE . At just 7.1 m ... extensions on the rear of the bus. Optare also plan to produce the SE in the 7.8 m length. The first SE built, the former Optare demonstrator, entered service with Regal Busways , of Essex, in September ... 2007 Optare unveiled the Solo SR at the Coach and Bus show. It is a completely restyled version of the Solo drawing styling features from the Optare Versa Versa , such as the curved side windows ... box on the standard model. However, Optare do offer this as an option to individual customer specification. In January 2012, Optare announced that the Solo SR would replace the standard ... 03 01 12.htm Optare to retire original Solo new look Solo SR its successor ref In November 2008 the new Optare unveiled the Solo a completely restyled variant to celebrate ten years of the Solo and was launched at the Euro Bus Expo 2008. It shared the same styling with the Optare Rapta Rapta , which ... being shelved. EV In March 2009, Optare launched the all electric version of the Solo, the Solo ... more details
Infobox UK Bus background name Optare Delta image Southern Transit J205 VHN.JPG imagesize caption An Optare Delta owned by Southern Transit interiorimage interiorcaption manufacturer factory replaced capacity operator length width height floortype Step entrance doors 1 or 2 door weight chassis DAF SB220 types SB220LC550, DE02LTSB220, DE02GSSB220 engine DAF 1160 powerout transmission ZF Automatic options Various customer options The Optare Delta is a single decker bus body produced for the DAF SB220 chassis. They were built in a factory in Leeds . They are known for their distinctive sloping front window. ref name PMT http www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk news Paul s return trip bus built article 1679600 detail article.html Optare Delta restored by Paul Pearson of Potteries Ominbus Preservation Society PMT thisisstaffordshire.co.uk ref Production The Delta was launched in 1988. The first example to be sold to an operator came in February 1989, when independent Northern Bus bought a single vehicle which it later sold to Manchester based Walls. ref Cite book last Brown first Stewart J title Buses in Britain publisher Capital Transport date September 1993 page 101 isbn 1854141589 ref Other early customers included Crosville Cymru , which took two three months later ref Brown p.220 ref , and Ogden s Travel, which also acquired two at the same time. ref Brown p.50 ref Reading Buses bought ten Deltas in 1990 ref Brown p.172 ref , while Northumbria Motor Services and Teesside Motor Services also bought large numbers. ref Brown p.78 ref Potteries Motor Traction was another customer, with its first example arriving in August 1990. ref name PMT Blackpool Transport operated 31 vehicles from ... January 2011 Optare Delta in culture An Optare Delta in all over red livery is featured as a driveable ...&width 1152 IGCD.net Optare Delta in video games ref References Portal Buses Reflist ... DAF&ManuSub Bus Lists on the Web DAF SB220 Optare Buses Category Buses Category Optare ... more details
Infobox UK Bus name East Lancs Optare Esteem image Preston bus 209.jpg caption A Preston Bus Esteem width 2.52m length 10.7 12.2m height 2.9m capacity 33 to 60 up to 43 seated options Air conditioning, Seatbelts, CCTV and Electronic destination displays. File Longcross East Lancs Esteem Quality Line.jpg right 300px thumb An Esteem owned by Epsom Coaches . This is one of the early examples having sides of the older Myllennium style. The Optare Esteem introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Esteem , and sold as the Darwen Esteem between 2007 and 2008 is a single deck bus body. It has been built on Scania N94 Scania N94UB , Scania N series Scania N230UB , Volvo B7RLE , MAN 12.240 , Dennis Dart SLF , Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart and Alexander Dennis Enviro300 chassis. The Esteem was launched by East Lancashire Coachbuilders . When they went into administration, they were bought by Darwen Group and the Esteem was rebranded. Darwen later performed a reverse takeover of Optare, resulting in the Esteem being rebranded again. Metrobus Go Ahead Group Metrobus have the largest number of the original East Lancs Esteems, approximately half of which are on the OmniTown chassis while the other half are on Dennis Dart SLF chassis which has now been superseded by the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart . The first two Esteems to be built on the Alexander Dennis Enviro300 chassis were delivered to Courtney Coaches in 2006, and were the first Enviro300s with bodywork not built by Alexander Dennis . ref cite journal title Fleet News England and Wales journal Buses issue 618 page 46 date September 2006 ... two double deck variants of this body the Optare Olympus Olympus and the Optare Visionaire Visionaire ... 2008, the Esteem has been removed along with the Solo from the products list on Optare s website. Production of Optare Esteem ended in 2009, with the last being built on Enviro200 Dart chassis for Go ... Group Category Optare bus stub ... more details
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