Optare StarRider

Optare StarRider
An Optare StarRider
Body and chassis
Doors	1 door
Floor type	Step entrance
Chassis	Mercedes-Benz 811D/814D
Powertrain
Engine	Mercedes Benz
Chronology

The Optare StarRider is a midibus/midicoach body that was produced by Optare between 1987 and 1994. It was based on a Mercedes-Benz 811D/814D chassis, with its body made from a steel frame with aluminium alloy and GPR exterior panels.

Operators

London Transport took 123 StarRiders, which is more than the successful CityPacer.

Replacement

It was replaced by the similar MetroRider which was based on MCW design.

Preservation

At least one StarRider, E 809 MOU, has been preserved, see picture.

Preserved Optare StarRider in Penzance in 2013

References

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Optare Buses

Including past East Lancashire Coachbuilders and Darwen Group buses

Products

Current	Solo SR Versa Tempo SR MetroCity MetroDecker

Discontinued (Optare)	Alero Bonito CityPacer ColumboRider Delta Excel MetroRider Prisma Rapta Sigma Spectra StarRider Vecta Toro Solo⁺ Tempo Solera Soroco Rapido Viedo

Discontinued (East Lancs / Darwen)	EL2000 Greenway MaxCi European Opus 2 Spryte Flyte Myllennium OmniTown Kinetec Esteem Panaire 1984-style double-deck E Type Cityzen Pyoneer Lolyne Hyline Vyking Lowlander Myllennium Lolyne Myllennium Vyking Myllennium Lowlander Nordic OmniDekka Olympus Visionaire

See also

Main companies	Optare who had a reverse takeover of Darwen Group who acquired East Lancashire Coachbuilders

Related companies	British City Bus Darwen East Lancs Darwen LPD Darwen North West East Lancs Overseas

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Optare StarRider

Operators

Replacement

Preservation

See also

References