Optare StarRider

Optare StarRider
Central Travel StarRider in 2008
Overview
ManufacturerOptare
Production1987 - 1994
AssemblyCross Gates
Body and chassis
Doors1
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisMercedes-Benz 811D
Dimensions
Length7.0–8.0 metres
Width2.35 metres
Height2.9 metres
Chronology
SuccessorOptare MetroRider

The Optare StarRider was a body of a midibus and minicoach. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1987 to 1994 by Optare.

It was built on the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis.

In 1995, it was replaced by the Optare MetroRider

References

  1. ↑ StarRider's touchdown Commercial Motor 6 August 1987
  2. ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 August 2020). The History of Optare. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9695-9.
  3. ↑ Law, John (15 June 2016). Cambridgeshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5641-0.
  4. ↑ Law, John (15 April 2016). Norfolk Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5392-1.
  5. ↑ Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5250-4.
  6. ↑ Jenkison, Keith (2020). The History of Optare. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445696942.

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