East Lancs Flyte
| East Lancs Flyte | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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 for bodying on the low-floor Spartan TX chassis. The Flyte had a new front end design based on the Spryte, sharing the Spryte's Alusuisse body frame and side profiling and having a double-curvature windscreen with a roof dome, although the first two production Sprytes delivered to Delaine Buses on Volvo B10M chassis were uniquely equipped with Opus 2 front ends.[1]
A large proportion of the Flyte's orders were for the rebodying of older chassis. In the severely dwindling market for step-entrance rebodies, the Flyte was superseded by the East Lancs Myllennium-based Hyline around 2000–2001.
Chassis
Chassis types on which the Flyte was built include:
- Scania L113CRL[2]
- Scania K112CRB and Scania K113CRB (rebodies)
- Volvo B6 (rebody) (photo)
- Leyland Tiger[3] (rebodies)
- Volvo B10M (new and rebodies)
- KIRN Mogul (unique chassis, bodied for Yorkshire Traction)[4][5]
Competitors (bodywork)
See also
References
- ^ Morgan, Mike (26 October 1996). "Delaine bucks the trend". Coach & Bus Week. No. 241. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Scanias will oust Nationals". Coach & Bus Week. No. 241. Peterborough: Emap. 26 October 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ Foster, Steve (18 February 2010). ""Leyland Tiger / East Lancs Flyte. This fine looking machine is a rebodied Tiger with a 1999 East Lancs Flyte body. Seen at Bishops Lydeard near Taunton in February 2010, B11JYM came from the well respected fleet of Jim Stones." (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Mitchelhill, Gary (28 July 2004). ""Yorkshire Traction - 0208 - 1901HE - Traction-Group20040085" (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Simons, Richard (August 2001). ""Yorkshire Traction 208 is making the U-turn at the top of Barnsley East Interchange. It is the unique KIRN Mogul 232 with East Lancs Flyte bodywork which entered service in 2001." (image)". Flickr. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
Media related to East Lancs Flyte at Wikimedia Commons