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{{Infobox UK Bus |
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| name = Optare Delta |
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| name = Optare Delta |
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| image = Southern Transit J205 VHN.JPG |
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| caption = An Optare Delta owned by Southern Transit |
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| caption = An Optare Delta owned by Southern Transit |
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| floortype = Step entrance |
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| engine = DAF 1160 |
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| transmission = ZF Automatic |
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| options = Various customer options |
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==Production== |
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==Production== |
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The Delta was launched in 1988. The first example to be sold to an operator came in February 1989, when independent Northern Bus bought a single vehicle which it later sold to Manchester-based Walls.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Stewart J|title=Buses in Britain|publisher=Capital Transport|date=September 1993|page=101|isbn=1854141589}}</ref> Other early customers included ], which took two three months later<ref>Brown p.220</ref>, and Ogden's Travel, which also acquired two at the same time.<ref>Brown p.50</ref> ] bought ten Deltas in 1990<ref>Brown p.172</ref>, while ] and Teesside Motor Services also bought large numbers.<ref>Brown p.78</ref> ] was another customer, with its first example arriving in August 1990.<ref name=PMT /> |
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The Delta was launched in 1988. The first example to be sold to an operator came in February 1989, when independent Northern Bus bought a single vehicle which it later sold to Manchester-based Walls.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Stewart J|title=Buses in Britain|publisher=Capital Transport|date=September 1993|page=101|isbn=1854141589}}</ref> Other early customers included ], which took two three months later<ref>Brown p.220</ref>, and Ogden's Travel, which also acquired two at the same time.<ref>Brown p.50</ref> ] bought ten Deltas in 1990<ref>Brown p.172</ref>, while ] and Teesside Motor Services also bought large numbers.<ref>Brown p.78</ref> ] was another customer, with its first example arriving in August 1990.<ref name=PMT /> |
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Production of the Delta ceased in 1999.{{cn}} |
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Production of the Delta ceased in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} |
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==Optare Delta in culture== |
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==Optare Delta in culture== |
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==References== |
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The Delta was launched in 1988. The first example to be sold to an operator came in February 1989, when independent Northern Bus bought a single vehicle which it later sold to Manchester-based Walls. Other early customers included Crosville Cymru, which took two three months later, and Ogden's Travel, which also acquired two at the same time. Reading Buses bought ten Deltas in 1990, while Northumbria Motor Services and Teesside Motor Services also bought large numbers. Potteries Motor Traction was another customer, with its first example arriving in August 1990.
An Optare Delta in all-over red livery is featured as a driveable vehicle in the PlayStation 2 game The Getaway, and its sequel The Getaway: Black Monday.
An Optare Delta owned by Southern Transit