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For Volvo's low floor double-decker once known as Volvo Olympian, see Volvo B9TL
Volvo B9TL

The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL....
.


The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo
Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968.It is the world's second largest bus manufacturer, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation....
 in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It was first built in 1992 and replaced the Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian

The Leyland Motors Ltd Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993....
 and the Volvo Citybus
Volvo B10M

File:GM4372.jpgFile:Stagecoach Western Volvo B10M.JPGFile:B10M-Mk4.JPGFile:Volvo B10M 9251.jpgFile:Volvo B10M Articulated PMC Adelaide.jpgThe Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and Coach chassis built by Volvo Buses between 1978 and 2001....
.

The design was based on its predecessor Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian

The Leyland Motors Ltd Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993....
, but the chassis had been modified and more Volvo parts were used. It could be fitted with Cummins
Cummins

Cummins Inc. is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service diesel engines and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems....
 L10 or Volvo TD102KF engine (later Volvo D10A Euro II engine became the standard), coupled to Voith
Voith

The Voith AG which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations.The Voith Corporate Group is led by the Voith AG Headquarters in Heidenheim, located in the German state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
 or ZF
ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of Powertrain and chassis technology. With 119 production locations in 26 countries, ZF provides components and systems to the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway/construction, marine, rail, and aviation industries, as well for industrial applications....
 gearbox.






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For Volvo's low floor double-decker once known as Volvo Olympian, see Volvo B9TL
Volvo B9TL

The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL....
.


The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo
Volvo Buses

Volvo Buses is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968.It is the world's second largest bus manufacturer, with a complete range of heavy buses for passenger transportation....
 in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It was first built in 1992 and replaced the Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian

The Leyland Motors Ltd Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993....
 and the Volvo Citybus
Volvo B10M

File:GM4372.jpgFile:Stagecoach Western Volvo B10M.JPGFile:B10M-Mk4.JPGFile:Volvo B10M 9251.jpgFile:Volvo B10M Articulated PMC Adelaide.jpgThe Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and Coach chassis built by Volvo Buses between 1978 and 2001....
.

The design was based on its predecessor Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian

The Leyland Motors Ltd Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993....
, but the chassis had been modified and more Volvo parts were used. It could be fitted with Cummins
Cummins

Cummins Inc. is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service diesel engines and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems....
 L10 or Volvo TD102KF engine (later Volvo D10A Euro II engine became the standard), coupled to Voith
Voith

The Voith AG which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations.The Voith Corporate Group is led by the Voith AG Headquarters in Heidenheim, located in the German state of Baden-W?rttemberg....
 or ZF
ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of Powertrain and chassis technology. With 119 production locations in 26 countries, ZF provides components and systems to the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway/construction, marine, rail, and aviation industries, as well for industrial applications....
 gearbox. It was available with Alexander
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders

Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scotland bus coachbuilder based in Falkirk....
 R-type, Northern Counties Palatine
Northern Counties Palatine

The Northern Counties Palatine is a step-entrance double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan, UK. It was built mainly on Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, although some were also built on VDL Bus International, Volvo B10M Citybus and Scania AB chassis....
 and East Lancs E Type
East Lancs E Type

The East Lancs E Type is a type of double-deck bus body built on different chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders....
/Pyoneer
East Lancs Pyoneer

The East Lancashire Coachbuilders Pyoneer is a type of double-decker bus body built on the Volvo Olympian, Dennis Arrow and Volvo B10M by East Lancashire Coachbuilders....
 bodywork.

The Volvo Olympian remained as popular as the Leyland Olympian in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. Also, a large number of Olympians had been exported to Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
 and Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
; most of them were air-conditioned.

Production of Volvo Olympian ended in 2000. It had two low-floor successors: the 2-axle Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL

File:First VNW32359 on 83.jpgVolvo Buses B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian ....
 and the 3-axle Volvo Super Olympian.