East Lancs OmniDekka

The East Lancs OmniDekka was a double-decker body of a bus, It had a low floor. It was built from 2003 to 2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.

East Lancs OmniDekka
Reading Transport bus 807 (YN54 AEY) 2004 Scania N94UD OmniDekka, Reading, 2 April 2011.jpg
Reading Buses OmniDekka bodied Scania N94UD in Reading in 2011
Overview
ManufacturerEast Lancashire Coachbuilders/Darwen Group/Optare (built on Scania chassis)
Production2003–2011
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisScania N94UD
Scania N230/270UD
Powertrain
Engine
  • Euro III (N94UD)
  • 9.0 L Scania DC9 I6 (230hp, 260hp)
  • Euro IV (N-series)
  • 8.9 L Scania DC9 I5 (230hp, 270hp)
  • Euro V (N-series)
  • 9.3 L Scania DC9 I5 (230hp)
Capacity68–100 seated [1]
TransmissionZF Ecomat
Dimensions
Length10.6 m (34 ft 9 in) / 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Width2.535 m (8 ft 3.8 in) [2]
Height4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Chronology
SuccessorOptare Olympus, Optare MetroDecker

It was built on Scania N94UD chassis,[3][4] Scania N230UD chassis and Scania 270UD chassis.[5]

East Lancs OmniDekka Media

References

  1. "Optare product information". Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. "Olympus brochure" (PDF). elcb.co.uk/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2006.
  3. Beddall, David; Farrer-Beddall, Liam (2023). London's Scania Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1318-3.
  4. Tucker, Peter (2023). Urban Buses in Northern England: A Second View. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1348-0.
  5. Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). The History of Optare. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9695-9.

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