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The East Lancs European was a step entrance
A total of 79 Europeans were built, of which besides five that were purchased by
single-decker bus
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body
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that was built on the Scania L113CRL chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders during 1995 and 1996.
A step-entrance design, it was similar in appearance to the low-floor MaxCi on the N113CRL, but had a straight window line as opposed to a stepped/sloped one.
History
A total of 79 Europeans were built, of which besides five that were purchased by Yorkshire Traction
Yorkshire Traction was a bus operator in South Yorkshire, South and West Yorkshire with subsidiaries in other areas that operated from 1902 until 2005.
History
In March 1902 the Barnsley & District Electric Traction Company Limited was forme ...
, 59 were purchased by companies owned by the British Bus group. These companies were Luton & District (taking 27), Northumbria Motor Services (20), Midland Fox (14), Clydeside 2000 (eight) and Derby City Transport (five).
The European was superseded in late 1996 by the Flyte.
References
External links
* * {{East Lancashire Coachbuilders European Single-deck buses Step-entrance buses Vehicles introduced in 1995