Optare Sigma
| Optare Sigma | |
|---|---|
 Atbus Dennis Lance with Optare Sigma bodywork in 2009 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Optare |
| Production | 1994 - 1996 |
| Assembly | Cross Gates, Leeds, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1-2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Dennis Lance |
| Related | Optare Vecta Optare Spectra |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins C6T |
| Capacity | 47-51 seated, 24 standing |
| Transmission | ZF Ecomat 4HP500 ZF Ecomat 5HP500[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.8 metres (39 ft) |
| Width | 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.2 metres (10 ft) |
| Curb weight | 16,800 kilograms (37,000 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Optare Excel Optare Prisma |
The Optare Sigma was a single decker body of a bus. It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1994 to 1996 by Optare.
The Sigma body was built on the Dennis Lance chassis.[2][3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cole, Martin (15 April 1994). "Vehicle launch: Optare Sigma Dennis Lance". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 251. Spalding. p. 40. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ MacLennan, Calum (15 September 2022). Nottingham Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0917-9. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Devoy, David (15 June 2019). Strathtay Scottish Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9128-2. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 September 2023). 120 Years of Dennis Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-6655-6. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
Other websites
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