East Lancs Flyte
| East Lancs Flyte | |
|---|---|
 An East Lancs Flyte body on Scania K112 chassis | |
| 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 |
| Chronology | |
The East Lancs Flyte is a type of bus body built on several different chassis types by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.
Chassis
Chassis types on which the Flyte was built include:
- Scania L113CRL
- Scania K112CRB and K113CRB (rebodies)
- Volvo B6 (rebody) (photo)
- Leyland Tiger (rebodies)
- Volvo B10M (new and rebodies)
- KIRN Mogul (unique chassis, bodied for Yorkshire Traction)
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. The Flyte had a new front end design based on the Spryte (though two Volvo B10Ms for Delaine Buses had the Opus 2 front end).
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 In the severely dwindling market for step-entrance rebodies, the Flyte was superseded by the Hyline around 2000-2001.
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