East Lancs Vyking Explained

East Lancs Vyking
Manufacturer:East Lancashire Coachbuilders
Production:1999-2003 (Non-Myllenium Facelift)
2001-2006 (Myllenium Facelift)
Doors:1 or 2 doors
Floortype:Low floor
Chassis:Volvo B7L
Volvo B7TL
Capacity:63 to 80 seated
Related:East Lancs Lolyne
East Lancs Nordic
Predecessor:East Lancs Pyoneer
Successor:East Lancs Olympus

The East Lancs Vyking is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis. The name "Vyking" was derived from the chassis being built by a company from Sweden.

Options included air conditioning, additional CCTV, bonded glazing, double glazing, driver protection, electronic destination displays, powered wheelchair ramp.[1]

Myllennium Vyking

The East Lancs Myllennium Vyking was a facelift East Lancs Vyking; they were built between 2001 and 2006. The Myllennium Vyking was built either as a closed-top or an open-top bus. The majority of Myllennium Vykings were produced for the United Kingdom on Volvo B7TL chassis, although a small number of open-top buses were produced for continental Europe on Volvo B7L chassis, for example in Luxembourg and Paris.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vyking body specification . East Lancashire Coachbuilders . 6 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020120200921/elcb.co.uk/vyking_spec.html . 20 January 2002.