2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland
For the 1950s built Leyland/MCW integral bus, see Leyland-MCW Olympian.
Motor vehicle
Leyland Olympian
Preserved Bristol Omnibus Company Roe-bodied Leyland Olympian.
Overview
Manufacturer
Leyland
Production
1980–1993
Assembly
Brislington
Farington
Workington
Body and chassis
Doors
1, 2 or 3
Floor type
Step entrance
Powertrain
Engine
Leyland TL11
Gardner 6LXB
Gardner 6LXCT
Gardner 5LXCT
Cummins L10
Transmission
Leyland Hydracyclic
Voith DIWA
ZF Ecomat
Maxwell
Dimensions
Length
2-axle
9.56m, 10.25m, and 11m
3-axle
10.4m, 11.3m, 11.8m and 12m
Width
2.5 m
Height
4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Chronology
Predecessor
Bristol VRT
Leyland Fleetline
Leyland Atlantean
Leyland Titan (B15)
Successor
Volvo Olympian
The Leyland Olympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production.
The LeylandOlympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model...
as the Leyland National, the LeylandOlympian, and the Leyland Tiger.[citation needed] As part of a 1981 reorganisation of British Leyland's Commercial...
production in March 1993, replacing the LeylandOlympian. The design was based on its predecessor, the LeylandOlympian, but the chassis was modified such...
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1999 in Wigan, England. The Palatine was built mainly on LeylandOlympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, although smaller sized orders were also built for...
Roe business closed down, WYPTE had an unfulfilled order for five LeylandOlympian coach-seated double-decker buses in place for its Metro coach operation...
comparative trials of double-decker buses of other makes, namely the LeylandOlympian, Volvo Ailsa B55, Scania BR112DH, Dennis Dominator, Dennis Trident...
with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodies, replacing 55 LeylandOlympian 3-Axles and 8 Volvo Olympian 2-Axles. Those were delivered between 13 September 2010...
bodied LeylandOlympian at Shau Kei Wan Neoplan Centroliner painted in the standard wavy livery Refurbished Alexander R bodied Volvo Olympian in Causeway...
D type - Alexander (Belfast) version of Alexander RH for LeylandOlympian and Volvo Olympian Ultra - Alexander (Belfast) version of Swedish Säffle body...
known passenger chassis and integral bus vehicles manufactured by Leyland Motors and Leyland Bus from 1919 until closure. A1, A5, A7, A9, A11, A13 - 1920-1926...
1981/early 1982, namely Volvo Ailsa B55, Dennis Dragon/Condor and LeylandOlympian, all except the Volvo Ailsa are second generation rear-engined double-deckers...
was operated by London Regional Transport's Norwood bus garage with LeylandOlympians fitted with high back seats. As part of the privatisation of London...
applied on the cream band. Some coach-seated LeylandOlympian / Alexander RH-types and Volvo Olympian / Alexander Royales had been painted in the same...
The Leyland Tiger Cub (coded as PSUC1) was a lightweight underfloor-engined chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1952 and 1970. The Leyland Tiger Cub...
to Leyland Titans, which by 1985 had begun to be phased out in favour of new LeylandOlympians. A 96-seat Alexander bodied tri-axle LeylandOlympian destined...
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from English manufacturers including AEC, Daimler, Dennis, Guy Motors, Leyland, Metro Cammell Weymann and Seddon, that either were bodied in England or...
into service its first air-conditioned 12m double decker bus, the LeylandOlympian 3-axle. With a capacity of 131, its size earned it the nickname the...
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