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Olympian 9.5m
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Hong Kong
Citybus Olympian
training buses (1 page)
Citybus Olympian
open-top buses (2 pages)
Interior Details of a
Kowloon Motor Bus Olympian in the first batch
(1 page)
Kowloon Motor Bus
Olympians in the first batch (4 pages)
Interior Details of
Kowloon Motor Bus Olympians in the second batch
(1 page)
Kowloon Motor Bus
Olympians in the second batch (6 pages)
Interior details of a
Kowloon Motor Bus Olympian in the third batch
(1 page)
Kowloon Motor Bus
Olympians in the third batch (7 pages)
Interior details of
Kowloon Motor Bus Olympians in the fourth batch (1 page)
Kowloon Motor Bus
Olympians in the fourth batch (6 pages)
Pak Shing Tours Olympian (1 page)
United Kingdom
Arriva Olympians (1 page)
Blackburn Transport Olympians (1 page)
Blue Bus Olympians (1 page)
First Bus Olympians (1 page)
Greater Manchester Olympians (1 page)
Leon Olympians (1 page)
Northern Blue Olympians (1 page)
Redbridge Transport Olympians (1 page)
Rosendale Olympians (1 page)
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Of all models
of Olympian, the standard 9.56m was most favoured by the operators in
Great Britain. Its short length and good manoeuvrability had won
numerous orders. The vehicle was available in single door or dual door
configurations, with the staircase mounted in front, amidships or at the
back.
In 1981, five
Olympian demonstrators arrived Hong Kong, of which one of them was a
9.56m model. It received Eastern Coach Works bodywork with 2+2 dual
purpose layout. It had a single width entrance and full depth sliding
windows. The operator of this bus was China Motor Bus Co. After that, no
more 2-axled Olympians were ordered by that company.
However,
another major operator in Hong Kong, the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., which
received 3 10.3m demonstrators, endorsed orders for 9.5m model in early
1980s. A total of 120 buses were delivered from 1983 to 1985. They all
received Alexander R-type bodies, although small amendments had been
made in later batches. Two of them were converted to 2+2 layout in the
1990s. All these buses have been withdrawn.
Citybus of Hong
Kong also obtained a small number of second-hand ONLXB.1RFs of 1982 in
1987. They had Charles Roe bodies. Some of them were converted to
open-top buses and the others training buses when air-conditioned buses
replaced them in mid-1990s.
Other operators
in Hong Kong include open-top sight-seeing tour agents, like Gray Line
Hong Kong and Igors.
Since Hong Kong
and Singaporean operators tended to choose 3 axle models, no more
2-axled Olympians have been ordered by such companies since 1986. On the
contrary, it is very popular in Great Britain and you can find such
vehicles in every part of Britain.
Specification
Chassis
|
Chassis
number B45.16
|
ONLXB.1RF
|
ONLXB.1RC
|
ONLXB.1RC
|
ONLXB.1RC
|
ONLXB.1RF
|
Chassis
Configuration
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Rear
engine semi-integral drive line
|
Length
|
9950mm
|
9520mm
|
9520mm
|
9520mm
|
9520mm
|
9520mm
|
Width
|
2450mm
|
2450mm
|
2450mm
|
2450mm
|
2450mm
|
2450mm
|
Height
|
4350mm
|
4376mm
|
4376mm
|
4376mm
|
4376mm
|
4376mm
|
Weight
laden (1st axle)
|
6500kg
|
6500kg
|
6500kg
|
6500kg
|
6500kg
|
6500kg
|
Weight
laden (2nd axle)
|
9757kg
|
9757kg
|
9757kg
|
9757kg
|
9757kg
|
9757kg
|
Gross
Vehicle Weight
|
16257kg
|
16257kg
|
16257kg
|
16257kg
|
16257kg
|
16257kg
|
Wheelbase
(mm)
|
4953mm
|
4953mm
|
4953mm
|
4953mm
|
4953mm
|
4953mm
|
Overhang
Front (mm)
|
2296mm
|
2296mm
|
2296mm
|
2296mm
|
2296mm
|
2296mm
|
Overhang
rear (mm)
|
2350mm
|
2350mm
|
2350mm
|
2350mm
|
2350mm
|
2350mm
|
Body
make
|
Eastern
Coach Works
|
Walter
Alexander
|
Walter
Alexander
|
Walter
Alexander
|
Walter
Alexander
|
Charles
Roe
|
Window
make
|
Young
|
Young
|
Young
|
Young
|
Young
|
Young
|
Window
type
|
Sliding
|
Sliding
|
Sliding
|
Sliding
|
Sliding
|
Sliding
|
Brakes
type
|
air
|
air
|
air
|
air
|
air
|
air
|
Handbrake
type
|
spring
|
spring
|
spring
|
spring
|
spring
|
spring
|
Interior
lighting
|
Fluorescent
|
Fluorescent
|
Fluorescent
|
Fluorescent
|
Fluorescent
|
Fluorescent
|
Destination
Equipment (Before 1996)
|
Rollers
|
Rollers
|
Rollers
|
Rollers
|
Rollers
|
Rollers
|
Destination
Equipment (1999)
|
-
|
Perspex
plates
|
Perspex
plates
|
Perspex
plates
|
Perspex
plates
|
Rollers
or nil
|
Tyre
size
|
11R22.5
|
11R22.5
|
11R22.5
|
11R22.5
|
11R22.5
|
11R22.5
|
Engine
type
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Gardner
6LXB
|
Engine
position
|
Rear
vertical
|
Rear
vertical
|
Rear
vertical
|
Rear
vertical
|
Rear
vertical
|
Rear
vertical
|
Engine
capacity
|
10.45
litres
|
10.45
litres
|
10.45
litres
|
10.45
litres
|
10.45
litres
|
10.45
litres
|
Number
of cylinders
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
Maximum
power
|
125kW
|
125kW
|
125kW
|
125kW
|
125kW
|
125kW
|
Transmission
type
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Voith
DIWA 851.2
|
Means
of operation
|
automatic
|
automatic
|
automatic
|
automatic
|
automatic
|
automatic
|
Steering
system
|
power
|
power
|
power
|
power
|
power
|
power
|
Rear
axle type
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
drop
centre spiral bevel hub reduction axle
|
Passenger
capacity
|
DPH47/31D+21
|
H57/32D+22
|
H60/35D+16
|
H60/33D+18
|
H60/33D+20
|
OH47/29F+22
|
Passenger
capacity (1999)
|
-
|
H57/32D+22
|
H60/35D+16
|
H60/33D+18
|
H60/33D+15
|
OH47/29F+22
|
Total
capacity
|
99
|
111
|
111
|
111
|
113,
108 (1999)
|
98
|
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30 June 1999
Last updated:
10 June 2012 |