The most common type of Olympian, an ECW bodied example owned by Southern Vectis. Eastern Coach Works Ltd was a Bus and Railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England Southern Vectis Omnibus Co is the dominant bus operator on the Isle of Wight.

A SBS Transit 3-axle Leyland Olympian (air-conditioned) in Singapore. SBS Transit Limited () is a Public transport operator in Singapore. Singapore It is the last order of buses to be built under the Leyland name.

The Leyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. A double-decker bus is a Bus that has two levels While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world double-decker city buses are British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a Management buyout of the bus business The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

Construction

The Olympian was built as a result of the Leyland Titan (B15), an integral double deck bus which was ordered en masse by London Transport. The Leyland Titan was a model of Double-decker bus produced by the Leyland Truck & Bus division of British Leyland from 1977 until 1984 almost exclusively The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 At the time there was a demand for non-integral vehicles; operators wishing to remain with more established manufacturers. Thus Leyland created the B45 project, which was named Olympian, in 1979. This was in many ways an update of the popular Bristol VR (Bristol Commercial Vehicles merged with Leyland in 1965), with many VR customers choosing Olympians. The Bristol VR was Bristol 's version of a rear-engined bus chassis designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. Bristol Commercial Vehicles Ltd was a manufacturer of Buses and Trucks based in Bristol, England. Later the Olympian also replaced the Leyland Atlantean. The Leyland Atlantean was a model of Double-decker bus built by Leyland (with bodies added by a variety of companies in the United Kingdom from 1958 to

It was available in 2 lengths, with wheelbases of 4. 95m and 5. 64m, giving total lengths of 9. 56m and 10. 25m. Engines were either the Leyland TL11 unit (an 11. 1-litre development of the Leyland O. 680), or the ever-popular Gardner 6LXB or 6LXCT. Some later Olympians had Cummins L10 engines. Cummins Inc ( is a corporation of complementary business units that design manufacture distribute and service diesel and Natural gas Engines and related One even had a 5LXCT.

For the export market a tri-axle version was built with lengths of 10. 4m, 11m and 12m, which was very popular with operators such as Kowloon Motor Bus. "KMB" redirects here For the record label see KMB Jazz. Leyland developed the air-conditioned version of Olympian later in 1988, with its air-conditioner driven by the main engine, not a separate engine. The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort.

Alexander constructed the bodies for the majority of tri-axle and air-conditioned Olympians.

Bodies

Eastern Coach Works bodied Leyland Olympian on rail replacement work at Lewisham, South London. Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Kowloon Motor Bus's tri-door 12-metre Olympian - with one entrance, two exits. "KMB" redirects here For the record label see KMB Jazz.

New World First Bus's Leyland Olympian, acquired from China Motor Bus. New World First Bus Services Limited ( Chinese 新世界第一巴士服務有限公司 abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB" was established in 1998, taking China Motor Bus Company Ltd () often abbreviated as CMB, was the first motor Bus company in Hong Kong, and was responsible for the introduction

The Leyland Olympian was built with a wide variety of body types:

• Eastern Coach Works (ECW) - highly popular. Eastern Coach Works Ltd was a Bus and Railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England
• Alexander, with various R-type bodies; very popular with Irish and Scottish operators as well as the export market. Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• Northern Counties, who built numerous styles for the Olympian
• Charles H. Roe (Roe)
• Optare
• East Lancashire Coachbuilders (East Lancs)
• Marshall
• Leyland (jig-built kit bodies from ECW)

The ECW body was built to two heights, low-bridge 13ft 8in or high-bridge 14ft 2in. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. Charles H Roe Ltd was a Yorkshire coachbuilding company It was reformed in 1923 (after the 1921 company failed based at Crossgates Carriage Works, in Optare plc is a bus manufacturer and Importer based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 Marshall Bus was a British bus manufacturer between 1992 and 2002 The ECW, Roe, Leyland and Optare versions were outwardly very similar in design, thus identification can be difficult. ECW also manufactured a coach body on the longer chassis for long-distance use, which carried noticeably different styling.

A dual-door variant of the Olympian was manufactured by ECW especially for London Transport, and this became known as the L-class, since this was the letter used by LT to denote the class of vehicle. It was not as popular as the purpose-built Titan, so only 350 entered service under LT. A small number remain in service in London, with the L-class and other Olympians proving popular with small operators across the United Kingdom.

Roe-bodied purpose-built mobile art gallery.

First Bristol Olympian 34621. First Bristol is a company providing bus services in and around Bristol.

An Alexander (Belfast)-bodied example with Wiltax.

Changing hands

In 1988 Leyland Bus passed to Volvo, who continued only the Olympian due to its vast number of outstanding orders. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark 200 air-conditioned Olympians for Singapore Bus Services were the last order of buses to be manufactured under the 'Leyland' brand. SBS Transit Limited () is a Public transport operator in Singapore. The completion of these orders saw the discontinuation of the Leyland Olympian and the closure of the manufacturing plant in Workington, England. Http//uploadwikimediaorg/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Workingtonjpg Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The name would live on when Volvo launched the Volvo Olympian, which was built in Irvine, Scotland. For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland.