Dennis Loline
| Dennis Loline | |
|---|---|
 Northern Counties lowbridge bodied Dennis Loline II | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Dennis |
| Production | 1958-66 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Gardner 6LW Gardner 6LX |
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 and independent bus companies in the United Kingdom, during a period when Bristol's bus 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]
Aldershot & District Traction was the largest operator of the Dennis Loline.
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.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ A. A. Townsin A.M.I.MECH.E.: "British Double Deckers Since 1942", Ian Allan Ltd; 1965.
- ^ Dennis Loline Bus Lists on the Web
- ^ Dennis Loline II Bus Lists on the Web
- ^ Dennis Loline III Bus Lists on the Web
External links
Media related to Dennis Loline at Wikimedia Commons- Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group
