East Lancs European | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders |
Production | 1995–1996 |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 door |
Floor type | Step entrance |
Chassis | Scania L113CRL |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Scania |
Dimensions | |
Length | 11950mm |
Width | 2500mm |
Height | 3000mm |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | East Lancs MaxCi |
Successor | East Lancs Flyte |
The East Lancs European was a step entrance single-decker bus body that was built on the Scania L113CRL chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders during 1995 and 1996.
A step-entrance design, it was similar in appearance to the low-floor MaxCi on the N113CRL, but had a straight window line as opposed to a stepped/sloped one.
A total of 79 Europeans were built, of which besides five that were purchased by Yorkshire Traction, 59 were purchased by companies owned by the British Bus group. [1] These companies were Luton & District (taking 27), [2] Northumbria Motor Services (20), Midland Fox (14), Clydeside 2000 (eight) [3] [4] and Derby City Transport (five).
The European was superseded in late 1996 by the Flyte.
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