East Lancs Vyking
| East Lancs Vyking | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders |
| Production | 1999-2003 (Non-Myllenium Facelift) 2001-2006 (Myllenium Facelift) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 doors |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Volvo B7L Volvo B7TL |
| Related | East Lancs Lolyne East Lancs Nordic |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 63 to 80 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10.2 to 10.932 m (33 ft 5.6 in to 35 ft 10.4 in) |
| Width | 2.535 m (8 ft 3.8 in) |
| Height | 4.2 to 4.3 m (13 ft 9 in to 14 ft 1 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | East Lancs Pyoneer |
| Successor | East Lancs Olympus |
The East Lancs Vyking is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis. The name "Vyking" was derived from the chassis being built by a company from Sweden.
Options included air conditioning, additional CCTV, bonded glazing, double glazing, driver protection, electronic destination displays, powered wheelchair ramp.[1]
Myllennium Vyking
The East Lancs Myllennium Vyking was a facelift East Lancs Vyking; they were built between 2001 and 2006. The Myllennium Vyking was built either as a closed-top or an open-top bus. The majority of Myllennium Vykings were produced for the United Kingdom on Volvo B7TL chassis, although a small number of open-top buses were produced for continental Europe on Volvo B7L chassis, for example in Luxembourg and Paris.
Gallery
Connexions owned East Lancs Vyking in October 2017
Wilts & Dorset Myllennium Vyking in Boscombe in May 2006
Rear end view of an open-top Myllennium Vyking in Luxembourg, showing the differing rear-end layout of the Volvo B7L chassis used in Europe.
See also
References
- ^ "Vyking body specification". East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Archived from the original on 20 January 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2007.