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The Optare Olympus (introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Olympus, and sold as the Darwen Olympus between 2007 and 2008) is a double-decker bus built by Optare. It could be built as a complete bus with Optare's own chassis,〔http://www.automotivepr.com/releasedetail.html?&fSKU=2209#〕 or as a body available on Alexander Dennis Enviro400, Volvo B9TL or Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis. It is the double-deck equivalent of the Optare Esteem. ==East Lancs Olympus== The Olympus was launched by East Lancashire Coachbuilders in November 2006.〔Millar, Alan (2007) ''Bus & Coach Recognition'' : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-3136-3〕 The first example, built on a Volvo B9TL chassis for Delaine Buses, was displayed at (Euro Bus Expo ) 2006. It had been the intention to exhibit a higher specification model for Ham's of Flimwell, but this was not ready in time for the show, meaning the bus didn't show its full potential. The Olympus replaced the OmniDekka on Scania chassis, which is 10.6 or 11.9 metres in length. On Volvo chassis, it replaced the Myllennium Vyking. On Alexander Dennis chassis, it replaced the Myllennium Lolyne. At the beginning of January 2007, Reading Buses ordered six Olympus with Scania chassis for their Loddon Bridge FastTrack park and ride contract to replace Optare Excels. They entered service in a yellow and blue livery in July 2007. In London, some bus operators purchased Olympus with Scania chassis. Transdev London and Metroline have these buses operating on routes 148 and 7 respectively. Due to problems with the new TfL specified air-conditioning units, some buses failed the tilt test by one degree, and entered service late. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Optare Olympus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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