East Lancs Flyte

East Lancs Flyte

Arriva North West East Lancs Flyte bodied Scania L113CRL in Merseyside in July 2007
Overview
Manufacturer East Lancashire Coachbuilders
Production 1996–2001
Body and chassis
Doors 1 door
Floor type Step entrance
Chassis Scania L113CRL
Scania K112CRB and K113CRB (rebodies)
Volvo B6 (rebody) (photo)
Leyland Tiger (rebodies)
Volvo B10M (new and rebodies)
KIRN Mogul
Powertrain
Capacity 34 to 50 seated
Dimensions
Length varies
Width varies
Height 3.23m
Chronology
Predecessor East Lancs EL2000
Successor East Lancs Hyline

The East Lancs Flyte is a type of single-decker bus body built on several different chassis rebodied and original types by East Lancashire Coachbuilders as the replacement for the East Lancs EL2000 from 1996 to 2001.

Chassis

Chassis types on which the Flyte was built include:

History

The Flyte was introduced in 1996 as a step-entrance counterpart to the Spryte. It was essentially a development of the Opus 2 design which had appeared earlier the same year. The Flyte had a new front end design based on the Spryte (though two Volvo B10Ms for Delaine Buses had the Opus 2 front end).

A large proportion of the Flyte's orders were for the rebodying of older chassis and this model has a double-curvature windscreen with an arched top and a rounded roof dome. In the severely dwindling market for step-entrance rebodies, the Flyte was superseded by the East Lancs Myllennium-based Hyline around 2000-2001.

Competitors (bodywork)

See also

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