Leyland MCW Olympian

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MCW Olympian in Chester City

MCW Olympian in Chester City

MCW Olympian
Manufacturer Leyland Motors
design type Public bus
Production period 1954-1958
engine Leyland O350H 6 cylinder diesel engine
power 69 kW (94 PS)
length 30 ft (9.5 m) m
Seats 40, 41 or 44

The Leyland Olympian MCW was a bus model for left hand traffic from the British truck manufacturer Leyland Motors with a body structure of Metro Cammell Weyman , produced 1954-1958.

The purpose of this series was to produce a lighter version of the Leyland Olympic in the style of the Leyland Tiger Cub . Like the Olympic, the MCW Olympian received the technology from the Leyland Royal Tiger or Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster and the chassis of the Tiger Cub. The name Olympian was chosen because Olympic Cub would have sounded bad. Ultimately, the Olympian was only a little more than 150 kg lighter than the Tiger Cub with the same body structure. Outwardly, the two bus models could only be distinguished by the different designation and a differently attached fuel cap. With 60 units sold domestically and 6 exported, it was the worst-selling Leyland Motors bus series after the Second World War .

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