Optare Visionaire

The Optare Visionaire was a 2-axle and 3-axle low-floor open-top body of a bus.

It was made from 2006 to 2011 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders and then Darwen Group and then Optare.

It was built on the Scania N230UD chassis, Scania N270UD chassis and Volvo B9TL chassis (2-axle or 3-axle).

History

 Bought by Darwen 
East Lancs went into Administration in August 2007 and was bought by the Darwen Group. The body was renamed to Darwen Visionaire.

 Reverse takeover by Optare 
In June 2008 Darwen Group was bought by Optare, the Visionaire was renamed Optare Visionaire.

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Other websites

Visionaire
Category:Low-floor buses