The Optare Delta was a single-decker bus body manufactured by Optare on the DAF SB220 chassis. They were built in a factory in Leeds, England. They are known for their distinctive sloping front window. A common feature about the bus that it has a distinctive one-piece windscreen with a sloped windowline and a separately mounted destination display.[1]
| Optare Delta | |
|---|---|
 Barton Buses Optare Delta at Showbus 1991 at Woburn Abbey | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Optare |
| Production | 1988 - 1999 |
| Assembly | Cross Gates |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1-3 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | DAF SB220 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | DAF LC1160 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.95 metres |
| Width | 2.50 metres |
| Height | 3.00 metres |
History edit
Announced in early 1988, the first Delta was launched at the British International Motor Show at the National Exhibition Centre in October 1988.[2][3][4] The first was delivered in February 1989.[5] A total of 324 were produced with British Airways purchasing 49, Trent Barton 43, London Regional Transport 35, Reading Buses 20 and Northern General 19.[3] Production of the Delta ceased in 1999.[6]
References edit
- ^ Optare Delta restored by Paul Pearson of Potteries Ominbus Preservation Society The Sentinel
- ^ Single deck Optare on the way Commercial Motor 18 February 1988
- ^ a b A Potteries Commection Bus & Coach Preservation January 2021 pages 33-37
- ^ Daughters of Delta Buses issue 690 September 2012 pages 38/39
- ^ Brown, Stewart J (September 1993). Buses in Britain. Capital Transport. p. 101. ISBN 1-85414-158-9.
- ^ Jenkison, Keith (2020). The History of Optare. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445696942.
External links edit
Media related to Optare Delta at Wikimedia Commons