East Lancs Flyte
The East Lancs Flyte was a 2-axle step entrance single-decker bus body. It was built between 1996–2001 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.
| East Lancs Flyte | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders |
| Production | 1996–2001 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 door |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Scania L113CRL Scania K112CRB and K113CRB (rebodies) Volvo B6 (rebody) (photo) Leyland Tiger (rebodies) Volvo B10M (new and rebodies) KIRN Mogul |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 34 to 50 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | varies |
| Width | varies |
| Height | 3.23m |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | East Lancs EL2000 |
| Successor | East Lancs Hyline |
It was only built on Scania L113CRL chassis,[1] Scania K112CRB chassis, Scania K113CRB chassis, Volvo B6 chassis (photo), Leyland Tiger chassis[2] (rebodies), Volvo B10M chassis, KIRN Mogul chassis (bodied for Yorkshire Traction only)[3][4]
East Lancs deliberately misspelled bus names (naming it "Flyte" instead of "Flight")
In 2000, It was replaced by the East Lancs Myllennium-based Hyline.
References
- ↑ Coupland, Paul (7 July 1997). ""The Scania L113CRL/East Lancs Flyte B49F was new in April 1997 and is seen at the White Rose Shopping Centre, not that long after." (image)". Fickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Foster, Steve (18 February 2010). ""Leyland Tiger / East Lancs Flyte. This fine looking machine is a rebodied Tiger with a 1999 East Lancs Flyte body. Seen at Bishops Lydeard near Taunton in February 2010, B11JYM came from the well respected fleet of Jim Stones." (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Mitchelhill, Gary (28 July 2004). ""Yorkshire Traction - 0208 - 1901HE - Traction-Group20040085" (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Simons, Richard (August 2001). ""Yorkshire Traction 208 is making the U-turn at the top of Barnsley East Interchange. It is the unique KIRN Mogul 232 with East Lancs Flyte bodywork which entered service in 2001." (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Other websites
Media related to East Lancs Flyte at Wikimedia Commons