Optare ColumboRider

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The Optare ColumboRider was an integral bus built from 1987. It was based on the Optare StarRider. As its name suggests, it was designed for Colombo. This bus was the first go at selling buses abroad (NABI didn't acquire Optare at this point).

Many ColumboRiders were sold, however, Optare discontinued this model as it cost too much to build & ship the buses to the Columbrian specification. The only other product that was sold abroad was the Optare MetroRider.

In the early 2000s Optare was acquired by the North American Bus Industries, this gave Optare another chance to sell buses abroad, so far the Solo (30-LFN) and the now discontinued Excel have been sold abroad.

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Optare Buses
Current: Solo - Alero/Alero Plus - Tempo - Versa
Discontinued: Spectra - MetroRider - CityPacer - StarRider - Vecta - Delta - Sigma - Prisma - Excel - ColumboRider
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