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The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania, a company based in Sweden.
Single decker
The single-deck OmniCity is a low floor easy access bus which was first introduced in 1996 in left hand drive form and in 2002 in right hand drive for the UK market. The first right-hand drive bus entered service in Nottingham in January 2002. The bus was converted from a left-hand drive bus by Nottingham City Transport. The OmniCity uses the CN94UB chassis or the articulated CN94UA chassis.
Unlike both the L94 and OmniLink models from Scania, the OmniCity features a full low floor without the need to use steps or ramps in order to reach the rear seats, similar to the Volvo B7L.
The OmniCity is popular in several European cities, most notably Stockholm, Sweden.
Recently the Scania Omnicity has received a facelift, with the large front headlamps being replaced by smaller, round items.
Double decker
In 2005 Scania announced the introduction of the OmniCity double decker in order to complement its OmniDekka citybus sold in the UK.
It is a complete Scania product and has a full low floor, unlike the OmniDekka which features a body by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. A demonstrator has been delivered to Travel West Midlands and entered service in November 2005. So far the orders are 5 buses for Lothian Buses of Edinburgh, Scotland which are due in July and 15 for Transdev London (formally London United) due in August.
Competitors
Single-deck:
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 300
- DAF SB220
- Irisbus Agora
- MAN 18.220
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro
- VDL SB200
- VDL SB250
- Volvo B7L
- Volvo B7RLE
Double-deck:
Other Scania buses sold in the UK:
"Scania OmniCity"