Optare Esteem
| East Lancs / Darwen / Optare Esteem | |
|---|---|
The Sussex Bus East Lancs Esteem bodied Volvo B7RLE in Brighton in September 2014 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders Optare |
| Production | 2006 - 2009 |
| Assembly | Blackburn |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Scania N94UB Scania N230UB Volvo B7RLE MAN 12.240 Alexander Dennis Dart SLF Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart Alexander Dennis Enviro300 |
| Related | Optare Olympus Optare Visionaire |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 33 - 43 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.7 to 12.2 metres |
| Width | 2.52 metres |
| Height | 2.90 metres |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | East Lancs Myllennium |
The Optare Esteem is a single-decker body of a bus, It had a low-floor, It was made from 2006 to 2009 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders[1] and then Darwen East Lancs[2] and then Optare.[3]
The Esteem body was built on the following chassis:
- Scania N94UB chassis[4][5]
- Scania N230UB chassis[6]
- Volvo B7RLE chassis[7]
- MAN 12.240 chassis
- Alexander Dennis Dart SLF chassis[8]
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart chassis[9]
- Alexander Dennis Enviro300 chassis
Gallery
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A Quality Line London East Lancs Esteem bodied Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart with middle doors.
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A Metrobus London East Lancs Esteem bodied Scania N94UB.
References
- ↑ "Esteem Brochure" (PDF). ELCB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007.
- ↑ "Esteem Description". The Darwen Group. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008.
- ↑ "Optare Esteem". Optare. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008.
- ↑ Beddall, David; Farrer-Beddall, Liam (15 November 2023). London's Scania Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1318-3.
- ↑ Ackers, Simon (15 June 2024). Stagecoach Merseyside. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-2271-0.
- ↑ Batten, Malcolm (30 April 2024). Border Towns Buses of London Country Transport (North of the Thames) 1969-2019. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-3990-9612-6.
- ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 August 2020). The History of Optare. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9695-9.
- ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2017). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7447-6.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2023). London's Enviro200 Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0643-7. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
Other websites
Media related to Optare Esteem at Wikimedia Commons
- Esteem brochure East Lancashire Coachbuilders
- Esteem product information Optare