The Albion Viking 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.The Viking has Appeal Commercial Motor 8 November 1963 In 1965, the rear engined Viking VK43 was introduced.Rear-engined Viking from Albion Commercial Motor 2 July 1965 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.LV on quality street Commercial Motor 22 November 1980 Production ceased in 1984.
Operators Although some were sold in the United Kingdom, notably to the Scottish Bus Group,Over 250 New PSVs for Scottish Bus Group Commercial Motor 17 September 1965SGB orders 232 replacements Commercial Motor 6 December 1968 the majority were sold overseas including to BarbadosBarbadian Vikings Commercial Motor 22 April 1977 and Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong,Big PSV expansion for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 9 January 1970 Fok Lei (now Transmac) in Macau, and SBS in Singapore. The Albion Viking was bought in numbers in Australia and was even used in the 1965 Freedom rides.Large Leyland Contracts from Australia Commercial Motor 17 January 1964Albion Road Transport Hall In the 1960s, it was popular with operators of Safari Tours.
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External links Bus Australia gallery