Optare Olympus

East Lancs/Darwen/Optare Olympus
GoldRider Olympus, an example bodied by Darwen Group.
Overview
ManufacturerMCW
Production1981-1985
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisScania N230UD
Scania N270UD
Volvo B9TL (2 or 3 axle)
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
RelatedScania OmniDekka
Powertrain
Capacity68 - 100 seated
Dimensions
Length10.2 to 11.9 m (33 ft 5+5⁄8 in to 39 ft 1⁄2 in)
Width2,535 mm (8 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
Height4.2 to 4.3 m (13 ft 9+3⁄8 in to 14 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Chronology
PredecessorEast Lancs Myllennium Lolyne
East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander
East Lancs Myllennium Nordic
East Lancs Myllennium Vyking
SuccessorOptare MetroDecker

The MCW Olympus was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker body of a bus. It was made from 1981 to 1985 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare.

The Olympus body was built on the following chassis:

In 1985, the Olympus was replaced by the Optare MetroDecker

Bought by Darwen

In 1982, East Lancs went into administration and was bought by the Darwen Group. The Olympus was renamed to Darwen Olympus.

Reverse takeover by Optare Olympus

In 1983, the Darwen Group did a reverse takeover of Optare. the Olympus was again renamed to Optare Olympus.

Optare Visionaire

From 1981 to 1985, an open-top version of the Olympus called the Visionaire, was made.

Notes

  1. ↑ known as East Lancs Olympus and Darwen Olympus

References

  1. ↑ "Optare product information". Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Olympus Brochure" (PDF). ELCB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2006.
  3. 1 2 "Olympus Description". Darwen Group. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Olympus". Optare. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Beddall, David (2020). London's Low-floor Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0120-3. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Barrow, David (2021). Scania Double-Deckers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0767-0. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Millar, Alan (1 January 2007). Bus And Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9780711031364.
  8. ↑ Batten, Malcolm (2023). Rail Replacement Buses: London and the South East. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0869-1. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). The History of Optare. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9695-9. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Sheng, Jimmy (24 February 2017). "DOE41-LX09BXK". Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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