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| The first Olympian model 29602DR was released at the 2003 Showbus Rally. The EFE Olympian can be produced in three versions, version A & C are based on the Roe version of the bodywork the only major difference between the two being the shape of the front windscreen.
Version B is based on the ECW design which following the closer of the bodybuilders Lowestoft factory was adopted by Leyland as the basis for it's own version of the bodywork. 293xx Leyland Olympian Double Decker (Type A - Roe) 296xx Leyland Olympian Double Decker (Type B - ECW/Leyland) 297xx Leyland Olympian Double Decker (Type C- Roe) The Olympian was a simplified design based loosely on Leyland Titan. The chassis was produced in various versions by Leyland and later Volvo from the 1980's until the late 1990's. The Olympian was only dropped by Volvo when low floor buses became the standard. The Olympian was bodied by a wide range of third party body builders, however a standard ECW and Roe design was a common choice, particularly with the National Bus Company. With the closure of these long established concerns in the late 1980's the body design was adopted by Leyland's own bodybuilders. |
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