Optare MetroCity

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Optare MetroCity
Overview
Manufacturer	Optare
Body and chassis
Doors	2 doors
Floor type	Low floor
Chassis	Integral
Powertrain
Engine	Mercedes-Benz OM934LA Cummins ISB
Transmission	Allison 2000-series

The Optare MetroCity is a midibus designed for London by bus manufacturer Optare. It is in pre-production form, with a prototype due to be used by London operator London United.

In October 2013 it was announced that Quality Line has placed an order for 12 of Optare’s innovative MetroCity urban bus for delivery early in 2014.^[1]

References

↑ Epsom Coaches place first order for Optare’s MetroCity urban bus

External links

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karloakley/8164404912/in/photostream/ Overall shape of the prototype for London

Optare Buses

Including past East Lancashire Coachbuilders and Darwen Group buses

Products

Current	Bonito Solo SR Versa Tempo SR MetroCity

Future	Integral double deck

Discontinued (Optare)	Alero CityPacer ColumboRider Delta Excel MetroRider Prisma Rapta Sigma Spectra StarRider Vecta Toro Solo⁺ 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 Scania OmniDekka Olympus Visionaire

See also

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

Related companies	Darwen East Lancs Darwen LPD Darwen North West (North West Bus & Coach Repairs) British City Bus East Lancs Overseas

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