Volvo Olympian

Volvo Olympian

:"For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian, see Volvo B9TL."

The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was first built in 1992 and replaced the Leyland Olympian and the Volvo Citybus.

The design was based on its predecessor Leyland Olympian, but the chassis had been modified and more Volvo parts were used. It could be fitted with Cummins L10 or Volvo TD102KF engine (later Volvo D10A Euro II engine became the standard), coupled to Voith or ZF gearbox. It was available with Alexander R-type, Northern Counties Palatine and East Lancs E Type/Pyoneer bodywork.

The Volvo Olympian remained as popular as the Leyland Olympian in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Also, a large number of Olympians had been exported to Hong Kong and Singapore; most of them were air-conditioned.

Production of Volvo Olympian ended in 2000. It had two low-floor successors: the 2-axle Volvo B7TL and the 3-axle Volvo Super Olympian.


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