Optare MetroRider
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The Optare MetroRider is a step-entrance midibus that was built by Optare between 1989 and 2000.
History[change | change source]
It was made in November 1989, One thousand one hundred fifty-nine MetroRiders were made.[1][2]
Electric version[change | change source]
An electric version of the MetroRider was made in 1993.[3]
Natural gas version[change | change source]
A natural gas version was made in 1995.[4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Companion to Road Passenger Transport History. Walsall: Roads & Road Transport History Association. 2013. p. 360. ISBN 9780955287633.
- ↑ Jenkison, Keith (2020). The History of Optare. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445696942.
- ↑ "The Islay Wave Bus - the world's first! | Greenpeace UK". Greenpeace.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Gas Engineering and Management. Institution of Gas Engineers. 1996.
Other websites[change | change source]
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