Optare StarRider

The Optare StarRider was a minibus and minicoach body that Optare built between 1987 and 1994 on the Mercedes-Benz 811D chassis, using a steel frame with aluminium alloy and glass-reinforced plastic exterior panels. It was launched in August 1987, and Badgerline, London Regional Transport and Yorkshire Traction were major customers. A semi-integral export version, the ColumboRider, was later developed for Sri Lanka. It sat beside the CityPacer, which used a Volkswagen chassis, and both were replaced by the integral MetroRider, which Optare bought from Metro Cammell Weymann; the StarRider was succeeded by the MetroRider in 1994.