Wikipedia:WikiProject Darwen Holdings

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Here are some tasks you can do: Expand: Put the Template:Infobox Darwen Holdings bus on all articles if possible Update: Update pages a developments at Darwen/Optare happen. This should be quite often knowing both companies! Other: Find pictures to illustrate each type of bus article (this is nearly done for both companies)

WikiProject Darwen Holdings

Shortcuts:	WP:DGL
Category:	WikiProject Darwen Holdings, Bus manufacturers
Parent project:	Transport
Participant userbox:	{{WPDHLMember}}
Has goals	Yes

Contents 1 Project Introduction 2 Article Structure 2.1 Introduction 2.2 History 2.3 Full names 2.4 See also 2.5 External links 3 Templates 3.1 Talk page 3.2 Participant template 3.3 Buses 3.3.1 East Lancs and Darwen Group 3.3.2 Optare 3.4 Infobox 4 Members

[edit] Project Introduction

Hi, welcome to WikiProject Darwen Group. Our aim is to improve each Darwen Group article to its very best. The project covers all aspects of the Darwen Group. We also cover all the former East Lancashire Coachbuilders articles as well.

[edit] Article Structure

This section describes what should be in a product article (i.e. not the main Darwen Group article). Applicable on Darwen Group product articles only.

[edit] Introduction

Use the following sentence:

The Darwen Group (name of product) is a type of bus body built on the (names of chassis) by the Darwen Group.

[edit] History

If it is the name of a single and double decker, use two 'history' headings but named Single Decker and Double Decker. If the names vary (e.g. Kinetec and Kinetec+), use the product's name plus decker status.

Add some history of the body here, like when it was first built.

[edit] Full names

If the bus's name varied on the chassis, use the following sentence:

Most early ELCB buses names varied on what chassis it was built on.

Place a list of names and the chassis here using bullet points.

[edit] See also

Use the Buses template here.

[edit] External links

Use the following link at the top of the list then links to pictures of the product.

• Darwen Group (for East Lancs and Darwen Group articles)
• Optare (for Optare articles)

And then place apropriate categories here.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Talk page

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Darwen Holdings, aiming to improve each East Lancashire Coachbuilders, Darwen Group and Optare article to its very best If you are interested in participating, please visit the project page.

This template, to be placed on all of our articles' talk pages, is used to indentify our articles and provide a link to our project for potential members.

{{WP Darwen Holdings}}

[edit] Participant template

This template is to identify WikiProject ELCB participants.

{{WPDHLMember}}

[edit] Buses

[edit] East Lancs and Darwen Group

v • d • e East Lancashire Coachbuilders(e) / Darwen Group(d) Current buses Esteem(e)/(d) · Olympus(e)/(d) · Visionaire(e)/(d) · Kinetec · Panaire Discontinued buses (single deck) EL2000 · Greenway · MaxCi · European · Opus 2 · Spryte · Flyte · Myllennium · OmniTown Discontinued buses (double deck) 1984-style · E Type · Cityzen · Pyoneer · Lolyne · Vyking · Lowlander · Myllennium Lolyne · Myllennium Vyking · Myllennium Lowlander · Nordic · OmniDekka Darwen subsidiaries Darwen LPD · Darwen North West Past East Lancs subsidiaries British City Bus · East Lancs Overseas · NW Bus & Coach Repairs Related companies Optare

This template is used to provide links to all other Darwen Group buses articles. Place it under see also.

{{ELCB Buses}}

[edit] Optare

v • d • e Optare Buses Current: Solo - Alero/Alero Plus - Tempo - Versa Discontinued: Spectra - MetroRider - CityPacer - StarRider - Vecta - Delta - Sigma - Prisma - Excel - ColumboRider Optare Coaches Current: Toro - Solera - Soroco Discontinued: Bonito

This template is used to provide links to all other Optare buses articles. Place it under see also.

{{Optare Buses}}

[edit] Infobox

{{{Model of bus}}}

(picture of bus) (then separate text for caption)
Specifications
Width	(dimentions)
Length	(dimentions)
Height	(dimentions)
Passenger capacity	(total capacity)
Options	(any options bus may have)

Put this template on all articles where specifications are known. To add an image caption, use the following style:

| image= [[Image:Darwen Bus.jpg|300px]] <br> <small> Image Caption (seperate from actual image) </small>

[edit] Members

If you wish to join please add your name to the bottom of the list.

1. Unisouth 10:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
2. Arriva ⁴³⁶ 17:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
3. T.A Stevenson 19:50, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
4. Quackdave 21:22, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
5. Joshuarooney 11:49, 11 March 2008.