East Lancashire Coachbuilders
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| East Lancashire Coachbuilders Ltd. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters |  Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Industry | Bus building |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Website | www.elcb.co.uk |
East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of bus bodies and carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934.
In 1994 the company expanded in to new premises and commenced a programme of development that resulted in a range of single and double deck buses which was the primary source of income for the company.
On 17th August 2007 the company went into administration, but was saved and bought out by the Darwen Group the next day. It is thought that the problem is a direct consequence of changing to the Euro 4 chassis. [1] The Darwen Group rebranded the company as Darwen East Lancs.
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[edit] Products
[edit] Past
ELCB has had many different styles of bodywork. They had a tradition of using misspelt product names which continues today.
[edit] Lolyne and Spryte series
In the early 1990s, ELCB created a new style of bus body. Like most ELCB buses, this body style didn't have a definite name and was named by its chassis as follows:
Double-Decker (Image)
- Lolyne (for Dennis Trident 2)
- Vyking (for Volvo B7TL)
- Lowlander (for DAF/VDL DB250)
- Nordic (for 3-axle Volvo B7L/B9TL)
Although they are collectively known as the Lolyne.
Single-Decker (Image)
- Spryte (for Dennis Dart and Volvo B6BLE chassis)
- Flyte, a full-size single-decker of similar syling to the Spryte, for step-entrance and high-floor buses.
[edit] Myllennium series
In 2001, a new body was launched. Again, the product didn't have a definite name, it varied according to the chassis.
Double-Decker (Image)
- East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne (for Dennis Trident 2)
- East Lancs Myllennium Vyking (for Volvo B7TL)
- East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander (for DAF/VDL DB250LF)
- Nordic (for 3-axle Volvo B7L/Volvo B9TL) - This is out of sequence and not called the Myllennium Nordic.
Single-Decker (Image)
- Myllennium (for DAF SB220 and Alexander Dennis Dart) - This is out of sequence and not called the Myllennium-Spryte
- Hyline (high-floor variant of the standard Myllennium single-decker body but used to re-body older chassis)
This series is collectively known as the Myllennium.
[edit] Other past bodies
- Greenway
- EL2000 (Predecessor to the Flyte)
- Cityzen (Predecessor to the OmniDekka)
- Pyoneer (Predecessor to the Lolyne)
[edit] Until bought by Darwen
The generation until East Lancs went into administration continues (in some aspects) the tradition of misspelt names but each has a different name and does not vary on the chassis.
[edit] Scania series
This series are the last surviving variants of the myllennium series. They are now part of their own series.
Single-Decker
Double-Decker
[edit] Esteem and Olympus series
The Esteem was launched early in 2006. The Olympus was launched at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 and its lower dash is the same as the Esteem. The Visionaire launched in summer 2007 with Arriva's Original London Sightseeing Tour.
Single-Decker
- Esteem (for Scania OmniTown, Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart, MAN 12.240 and Alexander Dennis Enviro 300) (Image)
- Panaire (partial open-top body)
Double-Decker
- Olympus (for Alexander Dennis Enviro 400, VDL DB250, Volvo B9TL and Scania N230UD) (Image)
- Visionaire (Open-top body for Volvo B9TL)
Production of these buses continued under Darwen onwership.
[edit] Kinetec series
The Kinetec series was launched at the Euro Bus Expo 2006. They are designed as low-floor bodies for MAN chassis. They have the Esteem / Olympus body but with MAN's own Lion's City design front and rear.
Single-Decker
Double-Decker
[edit] East Lancs subsidiaries
East Lancs also ran sub-divisions of the company, in addition to the production of buses:
- British City Bus
- East Lancs Overseas - The export of East Lancs buses
- NW Bus & Coach Repairs - A bus and coach repairs business in the North West of England
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