Optare Visionaire
| East Lancs Visionaire/Optare Visionaire | |
|---|---|
The Original Tour Volvo B9TL with East Lancs Visionaire bodywork in London | |
| 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[a] was a 2-axle and 3-axle low-floor open-top body of a bus.
It was made from 2006 to 2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare.
It was built on the Scania N230UD chassis,[1][2] Scania N270UD chassis[1] and Volvo B9TL chassis[1] (2-axle[3] or 3-axle[4][5]).
History
Bought by Darwen
East Lancs went into Administration in August 2007 and was bought by the Darwen Group. The body was renamed to Darwen Visionaire.[6]
Reverse takeover by Optare
In June 2008 Darwen Group was bought by Optare, the Visionaire was renamed Optare Visionaire.[1]
Notes
- ↑ known as East Lancs Visionaire
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Olympus Brochure" (PDF). Optare. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
- ↑ Barrow, David (2021). Scania Double-Deckers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0767-0. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Barrow, David (15 December 2021). East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0228-6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Visionaire Description". Darwen Group. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008.
Other websites
Media related to Optare Visionaire at Wikimedia Commons