Darwen Group
| Industry | Bus building |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Website | Official website (archive copy) |
The Darwen Group was a bus builder. They were founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
The company was created from the purchase of East Lancashire Coachbuilders who went into administration (law) in August 2007.[1]
In June 2008 Darwen performed a reverse takeover with the then bus builder Optare[2] (now Switch Mobility). After the reverse takeover, the Darwen name was changed to Optare UK Ltd.[3]
Products
Single-decker
Built for the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart, Scania N94UB Alexander Dennis Enviro300 and MAN 12.240 chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Esteem.
- Darwen Panaire
This is a open-top Esteem. It is the only open-top single-decker bus offered in the UK although no orders were taken.
Double-decker
Built for the Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Omnidekka. It replaced the ELC Scania N94UD.
Built for the Volvo B9TL, Alexander Dennis Enviro400 and Scania N230UD/N270UD chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Olympus.
Built so far on the Volvo B9TL chassis. It used to be a East Lancs product, it was called the East Lancs Visionaire.
References
- ↑ Optare UK Limited (Formerly Darwen Group Ltd) (17 July 2009). "Directors' report and financial statements". Companies House.
- ↑ Bus and Coach.com Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Roy Stanley company buys Optare, 12 March 2008
- ↑ "Certificate of incorporation on change in name". Companies House. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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