East Lancs Myllennium Vyking

The East Lancs Myllennium Vyking is a type of double-decker bus body built on the Volvo B7TL chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders, between 2001 and 2006. The Myllennium Vyking can be built as either a closed top bus or an open-top bus. The name "Vyking" was derived from the chassis being built by a company from Sweden.

East Lancs Myllennium Vyking
A Wilts & Dorset Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Myllennium Vyking convertible open top.
Overview
ManufacturerEast Lancashire Coachbuilders
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2 doors
Floor typeLow floor
Powertrain
Capacity63 to 80 seated
Dimensions
Length10,200 to 10,932mm
Width2,535mm
Height4,200 to 4,300mm

History
Wilts & Dorset East Lancs Myllennium Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL in Ryde bus station, Isle of Wight in February 2010
A Solent Blue Line Myllennium Vyking convertible open top at Exbury Gardens on the New Forest Tour.

The Myllennium Vyking superseded the East Lancs Vyking. The Vyking was also the East Lancs body for the Volvo B7TL, but in 2001, was given a facelift with East Lancs' "Myllennium" design. This is what gave the Vyking its new name the Myllennium Vyking.

Specifications

The structure of the Vyking was built using the Alusuisse "System M5438" system, for optimum strength. Glazing was with laminated glass, and gasket glazing came with the bus as standard - with bonded glazing available - and had hopper opening windows. The heating was thermostatically controlled and windows and air vents provided ventilation. The seating was trimmed in customer's required moquette. The floor had a 12mm Xyligen Basileum treated Finnish Birch combi plywood floor on the lower deck and both decks a non-slip flooring. Electrical features were the fluorescent light on the bus' ceilings, and twin circular halogen headlights. Also, CCTV was available. Destination displays only came as manual as standard, doors were air operated and were made of toughened glass. A simple driver's compartment was designed, to make the driver's job easier. Two pack acrylic paint was available for the exterior. [1]

See also

References
  1. Vyking specifications
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