Leyland Olympian 9.5m

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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 All these buses have been withdrawn.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.

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