| Albion Viking VK | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Albion |
| Production | 1963-80 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1-2 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Leyland 0.370 Leyland 0.400 Leyland 0.401 |
| Chronology | |
| 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.
References
- ↑ The Viking has Appeal Commercial Motor 8 November 1963
- ↑ Rear-engined Viking from Albion Commercial Motor 2 July 1965
- ↑ LV on quality street Commercial Motor 22 November 1980
- ↑ Over 250 New PSVs for Scottish Bus Group Commercial Motor 17 September 1965
- ↑ SGB orders 232 replacements Commercial Motor 6 December 1968
- ↑ Barbadian Vikings Commercial Motor 22 April 1977
- ↑ Big PSV expansion for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 9 January 1970
- ↑ Large Leyland Contracts from Australia Commercial Motor 17 January 1964
- ↑ Albion Archived 25 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Road Transport Hall