Leyland Olympian 11.2m
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In 1982, Leyland introduced a double-deck coach version of the Olympian. It is 11138mm long with 6528mm long wheelbase. The chassis type was ONTL11.2RSp. It was fitted with a 182.7kW Leyland TL11 engine and high speed rear axle. The ECW body shell was modified from the bus version. Standard windscreens were used on the lower deck, but two larger than normal raked screens were fitted on the upper deck. Window frames were matt black and glass was tinted. There were 65 large coach seats, of which 45 were in the upper saloon. Ahead of the rear axle, there was a large-walk-in rear luggage compartment, which extended over the axle. This coach was first registered SND 50X. But when Leyland sold this bus to National Travel (West), it was re-registered as ADD 50Y. The bus then served express routes between London and Bristol like Route 600. The bus was painted in "National Express" livery. This bus had been transferred to Badgerline for a short time before it was shipped to Hong Kong in 1988. Citybus of Hong Kong bought the bus, numbered it as C101, fitted with a Stone air-conditioner and powered with Gardner 6LXCT. It was then assigned to cross-border routes in Shenzhen until more 3-axled 11.3-metre long Leyland Olympians jointed the cross-border service in 1991. Since the air-conditioner had broken down many times, and the ex-London Transport open-top Fleetlines were too old, its air-conditioner was removed and was converted to an open-top bus and re-numbered 7 in 1991. This bus served the shuttle bus service between Edinburgh Place and the Peak Tram Station on Garden Road. In 1996, this bus was refurbished and an Alexander R-type front end was fitted to the bus. Now, it has become a reserve bus in Citybus since the route was cancelled on 31 December 1999.
After the introduction of the bus, Leyland received orders for small numbers of similar coaches from Alder Valley, Maidstone & District and London Coventry in 1983 and 1984, with the luggage compartment removed (CH45/28F).
Specification:
Chassis type: ONTL11.2RSp
Chassis configuration: rear engine conventional drive-line.
Length: 11164mm
Width: 2500mm
Height: 3730mm (open-top)
Unladen vehicle weight: 10560kg
Gross vehicle weight: 17000kg
Wheelbase: 6528mm
Body make: Eastern Coach Works
Window type (before 1991): fixed
Window type (after 1991): sliding
Brakes type: air
Handbrake type: spring
Interior lighting: fluorescent
Tyre size: 11R22.5
Engine type: Leyland TL11 (before 1991), Gardner 6LXCT (after 1991)
Engine position: rear vertical
Engine capacity: 11.10 litres (TL11), 10.54 litres (6LXCT)
Number of cylinders: 6
Maximum power: 182.7kW (TL11), 164kW at 1850rpm (6LXCT)
Transmission type: Leyland 4-speed hydracyclic gearbox
Means of operation: automatic
Steering system: power
Passenger capacity (before 1991): CH45/20F
Passenger capacity (after 1991): H44/32F
Total capacity (before 1991): 65
Total capacity (after 1991): 76
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Page created: 6 July 1999
Last updated: 15 January 2001