Albion Viking VK explained
| Albion Viking VK |
| Manufacturer: | Albion |
| Production: | 1963-80 |
| Floortype: | Step entrance |
| Doors: | 1-2 |
| Engine: | Leyland 0.370
Leyland 0.400
Leyland 0.401 |
| Predecessor: | Albion Victor VT |
| Successor: | Leyland Super Viking |
The Albion Viking VK was a bus chassis manufactured by Albion between 1963 and 1980.
History
The Albion Viking VK41 was launched in 1963 as a front engined replacement for the Albion Victor VT.[1] In 1965, the rear engined Viking VK43 was introduced.[2] Later the VK49, VK55 and VK57 versions were released.
Following the closure of Albion's Scotstoun plant in October 1980, production was transferred to Leyland with the chassis relaunched as the Leyland Super Viking.[3] Production ceased in 1984.
Operators
Although some were sold in the United Kingdom, notably to the Scottish Bus Group,[4] [5] the majority were sold overseas including to Barbados[6] and Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong,[7] Fok Lei (now Transmac) in Macau, and SBS in Singapore. The Albion Viking was bought in numbers in Australia.[8] [9] In the 1960s, it was popular with operators of Safari Tours.
External links
Notes and References
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/8th-november-1963/113/the-viking-has-appeal The Viking has Appeal
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/2nd-july-1965/60/rear-engined-viki-from-albion Rear-engined Viking from Albion
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/22nd-november-1980/32/lv-on-quality LV on quality street
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/17th-september-1965/67/over-250-new-psv-for-scottish-bus-group Over 250 New PSVs for Scottish Bus Group
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-december-1968/64/sgb-orders-232-replacements SGB orders 232 replacements
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/22nd-april-1977/21/bus-stops Barbadian Vikings
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/9th-january-1970/28/big-psv-expansion-for-hong-kong Big PSV expansion for Hong Kong
- http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/17th-january-1964/45/orders-and-deliveries Large Leyland Contracts from Australia
- https://roadtransporthall.com/yesterdays-workhorses/albion Albion
