Orders Volvo Olympian

1 orders

1.1 united kingdom
1.2 ireland
1.3 hong kong
1.4 singapore

orders
united kingdom

the buses popular in united kingdom; of uk versions had 2 rather 3 axles.

london united, metroline, stagecoach london, london central, london general, capital citybus, mtl london, harris bus , first centrewest had received 687 volvo olympians between 1994 , 1999. because of low-floor rule had complied 2006, these buses not in service long. 2 buses london united survived rail replacement services.

many other operators outside london did receive volvo olympians, main operator being firstgroup.

ireland

dublin bus ra-class alexander bodied volvo olympian in dún laoghaire in may 2005



northern counties palatine ii bodied volvo olympian in yellow buses livery in may 2009

dublin bus had continued orders ra batch being ordered first (ra176 - ra325), 150 buses in 1994. in january 1997, dublin bus ordered further 315 volvo olympians, rv. during period, new liveries had been introduced, of cityswift , changing of livery two-tone green/orange white/blue/orange. buses withdrawn in 2011.

hong kong

citybus volvo olympian in hong kong in may 2009

kowloon motor bus had ordered 531 volvo olympian 11m, 338 volvo olympian 12m , 30 volvo olympian non-aircon buses between 1994 , 1999. long win sold 10 12-metre volvo olympians kmb in 1999. due modernisation of fleet, volvo olympians have been withdrawn or converted training buses.

citybus had ordered 10 volvo olympian 10.4m, 2 volvo olympian 12m (second hand china light & power), 310 volvo olympian 12m , 142 volvo olympian 11m (two second-hand china motor bus) between 1994 , 1998. due modernisation of fleet, of buses either withdrawn, sold or converted training buses.

china motor bus ordered 64 volvo olympians between 1996 , 1998. 62 sold new world first bus in 1998 , 5 of them converted open-top rickshaw sightseeing bus. new world first bus received 2 12-metre volvo olympians hactl in 1999 , 10 citybus in 2014. buses withdrawn aged 16 – 17 years, , last batch of buses withdrawn in october 2015.

singapore

sbs transit alexander bodied volvo olympian in singapore in april 2006

singapore bus services had ordered 100 volvo olympian 2-axle , 201 volvo olympian 3-axle in 1993 replace older leyland atlanteans between 1977 , 1984. volvo olympian 3-axle (batch 1) delivered between june 1994 , june 1995. these buses extended 2 years in 2011, , 6 months/permanent 1 year extension in 2013 - 2014. 7 buses retired before june 2013. 29 buses extended 1 year facilitate retirement of volvo olympian 3-axle (batch 2) facilitate deployment of volvo b9tl on jurong industrial services after buses retired.

the volvo olympian 2-axle last non-air conditioned buses brought in singapore bus services, unable convert air-conditioned because of heavy weight , follows partners charges lower fares. in 2003, of volvo olympian 2-axle went on lee bus park (slbp), , shared older leyland olympian 3-axle buses replace de-registered leyland olympian 2-axle, being replaced june 2004. in july 2007, services 246 , 251 non air-con until volvo olympians transferred on in 2009. volvo olympian 2-axle withdrawn between june 2011 , september 2013.

in 1996, singapore bus services ordered second batch of 200 volvo olympian 3-axle replace then-retiring mercedes-benz o305 , leyland atlantean. of these 200 volvo olympian given lifespan extension of 2 years due insufficient deliveries of new buses. volvo olympian 3-axle (batch 2) have been retired since october 2016, , last double-deck model use plastic destination signages.

in 1998, singapore bus services ordered last batch of 70 volvo olympian 3-axle. retrofitted lecip electronic destination signage (eds) between 2009 , 2011. retirement started in march 2016. lifespan extension no longer available old bus model.

sbs9670h last step-entry double deck model , last bus painted in singapore bus services (superbus) livery 24 december 2000, had been repainted in december 2001. last bus retiring on 24 december 2017.