East Lancs Vyking

East Lancs Vyking
Yellow Buses Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL in Bournemouth in 2013
Overview
ManufacturerEast Lancashire Coachbuilders
Production2000–2006
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2 doors
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolvo B7L
Volvo B7TL
RelatedEast Lancs Lolyne
East Lancs Nordic
Powertrain
Capacity63 to 80 seated
Dimensions
Length10,200 to 10,932mm
Width2,535mm
Height4,200 to 4,300mm
Chronology
PredecessorEast Lancs Pyoneer
SuccessorEast Lancs Olympus

The East Lancs Vyking is a double-decker body of a bus, It has a low-floor, It was made from 2000 to 2006 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.

The Vyking body was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis.[1]

East Lancs misspelled bus names on purpose (naming it "Vyking" instead of "Viking")

Myllennium Vyking

In 2001, East Lancashire Coachbuilders made a improved model of the Vyking body called Myllennium Vyking, It was built from 2001 to 2006.

The Myllennium Vyking body was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis.[2]

Some Myllennium Vyking bodies were built on the Volvo B7TL chassis for Luxembourg and Paris, these were made as open-top buses.

  • Connexions East Lancs Vyking in October 2017
  • Wilts & Dorset East Lancs Myllennium Vyking in Boscombe in May 2006
  • London United East Lancs Myllennium Vyking in 2006
  • Rear end view of an open-top Myllennium Vyking in Luxembourg, showing the different rear-end layout of the Volvo B7L chassis used in Europe.
  • Rear end view of a Myllennium Vyking in England, showing the different rear-end layout of the Volvo B7L chassis used in the United Kingdom.
  • Rear end view of a Myllennium Vyking in England, showing the different rear-end layout of the Volvo B7L chassis used in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ Moth, David (2018). South West England Buses: 1990 to 2005. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8606-6. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Smith, Vernon (2019). Open-Top Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9146-6. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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