Dennis Loline
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The Dennis Loline was a low-height double-decker bus manufactured by Dennis between 1958 and 1966.
History
The Dennis Loline was basically a license-built Bristol Lodekka, being primarily supplied to municipal, private sector British Electric Traction fleets and independent bus companies in the United Kingdom, during a period when Bristol's sales were restricted to state-owned bus companies.[1][2]
Production was to cease in 1962, however this was quickly reversed and it continued to be made until 1966.[3][4][5]
Three versions of the Dennis Loline were built: the Loline with rear entrance, Loline II with front entrance and the later Loline III with a revised front grille in front of the radiator and a different clutch and constant mesh gearbox.[6][7][8][9]
In 1961, Barton Transport commissioned No. 861, which had lowbridge bodywork on a Loline chassis, and was the lowest ever roofed British double-decker. It was specially designed to pass under an ultra low railway bridge at Sawley Junction, now Long Eaton, station.[10]
Aldershot & District Traction operated the largest number of Dennis Loline buses.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
China Motor Bus in Hong Kong put one Dennis Loline into service in 1963. It was the first double-decker bus on Hong Kong Island.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ Four New Dennis Three Lorries and a Bus Commercial Motor 24 August 1956
- ↑ A Lower Loline Commercial Motor 29 August 1958
- ↑ Loline output to end Commercial Motor 8 December 1961
- ↑ Loline Back on the Market Commercial Motor 7 December 1962
- ↑ A double-decker comeback by Dennis Commercial Motor 19 March 1976
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- ↑ Dennis Loline Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ Dennis Loline II Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ Dennis Loline III Bus Lists on the Web
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Further reading
- Brown, S. (2013). The Lodekka Alternatives. Ian Allan Publishing. Template:ISBN
External links
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