Somerset Passenger Solutions Optare Solo SR in Bridgwater in August 2017
Overview
Manufacturer
Optare/Switch Mobility
Production
1998–2012 (Solo) 2007–present (Solo SR)
Body and chassis
Class
Minibus Midibus
Body style
Single-decker bus
Doors
1 door or 2 doors
Floor type
Low entry
Powertrain
Engine
Cummins B series/ISB/ISBe MAN Mercedes-Benz
Capacity
23–37 seated
Transmission
Allison Siemens (hybrid electric) Enova Systems (fully electric) Magtec (fully electric) Voith DIWA (SR version only)
Dimensions
Length
7.10–10.20 m (23 ft 4 in – 33 ft 6 in)
Width
2.33–2.5 m (7 ft 8 in – 8 ft 2 in)
Height
2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
The Switch Solo (formerly sold as the Optare Solo) is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm (8 in) with kneeling suspension. In January 2012 Optare announced the end of production for the original Solo design with a modified Solo SR taking over.
The original innovative design, featuring a front axle ahead of the entrance door, gained a Millennium product award, along with a Queen's Award for Enterprise, in 2000.[1]
^Gapper, Charlotte (21 April 2000). "Taking care of business". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Optare Group of Leeds has been given an innovation award for its Solo low-floor bus, which allows elderly passengers and mothers with pushchairs to get aboard the vehicle more easily.
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