What is Optare StarRider?
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox automobile |name = Optare StarRider |image = StarRider 1.jpg |caption = Central Travel StarRider in 2008 |manufacturer = [[Optare]] |production = 1987 - 1994 |assembly = [[Cross Gates]] |capacity = |length = 7.0–8.0 metres |width = 2.35 metres |height = 2.9 metres |floortype = [[High-floor|Step entrance]] |doors = 1 |chassis = [[Mercedes-Benz T2|Mercedes-Benz 811D]] |related = |predecessor = |successor = [[Optare MetroRider]]}} The '''Optare StarRider''' was a [[step entrance bus|step-entrance]] [[midibus]] and [[minicoach]] made by [[Optare]] from 1987<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-august-1987/25/starriders-touchdown StarRider's touchdown] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 6 August 1987</ref> to 1994. It was built on the [[Mercedes-Benz T2|Mercedes-Benz 811D]] chassis. In 1995, it was replaced by the [[Optare MetroRider]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenkison|first1=Keith|title=The History of Optare|date=2020|publisher=[[Amberley Publishing]]|location=Stroud|isbn=978-1445696942}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category-inline}} {{Optare timeline}} [[Category:Switch Mobility buses|StarRider]] [[Category:Midibuses]]