Darwen Group

Darwen Group
IndustryBus building
HeadquartersBlackburn, Lancashire, England
ProductsBus bodies
WebsiteOfficial website (archive copy)

The Darwen Group was a bus builder. They were founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

The company was created from the purchase of East Lancashire Coachbuilders who went into administration (law) in August 2007.

In June 2008 Darwen performed a reverse takeover with the then bus builder Optare (now Switch Mobility). After the reverse takeover, the Darwen name was changed to Optare UK Ltd.

Products

An Esteem run by Preston Bus.
An Olympus run by Delaine.
A Visionaire run by The Original Tour.

Single-decker

Built for the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart, Scania N94UB Alexander Dennis Enviro300 and MAN 12.240 chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Esteem.

This is a open-top Esteem. It is the only open-top single-decker bus offered in the UK although no orders were taken.

Double-decker

Built for the Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Omnidekka. It replaced the ELC Scania N94UD.

Built for the Volvo B9TL, Alexander Dennis Enviro400 and Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Olympus.

Built so far on the Volvo B9TL chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Visionaire.

References

  1. ↑ Optare UK Limited (Formerly Darwen Group Ltd) (17 July 2009). "Directors' report and financial statements". Companies House.
  2. ↑ Bus and Coach.com Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Roy Stanley company buys Optare, 12 March 2008
  3. ↑ "Certificate of incorporation on change in name". Companies House. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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