Duple Dominant
| Duple Dominant | |
|---|---|
 Duple Dominant bodied Leyland Leopard chassis | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Duple |
| Production | 1972–1982 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 door |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Albion Viking EVK55CL AEC Reliance Bedford YRQ, YRT, YMT Bristol LH DAF MB200 Ford R1014, R1114 Leyland Leopard Leyland Tiger Volvo B58 Volvo B10M |
The Duple Dominant was a design of an intercity coach bodywork built by Duple between 1972 and 1982. It has an all-steel structure.
Chassis
Duple Dominant bodywork was built on different chassis types including:
- Albion Viking EVK55CL
- AEC Reliance
- Bedford YMQ, YRQ, YRT, YMT, YNT
- Bristol LH
- DAF MB200
- Ford R1014, R1114
- Leyland Leopard
- Leyland Tiger
- Volvo B58
- Volvo B10M
- In 1973 Hutchins Coaches of Pontardawe, Swansea had a new Dominant on a Ford R226 chassis, reg no HWN 509L
Variants
The original design had a windscreen (and matching rear windows) of the same height as the side windows. It remained in production (with a new design of grille) alongside the Dominant II, whereafter it was known as the Dominant I.
The Dominant II (introduced in 1976) had a deeper windscreen, rectangular headlights and a flat rear window.
The Dominant III had shallow, parallelogram-shaped side windows. The Dominant IV had conventional-shaped side windows, but shallower than those on the Dominant II.
The Duple Goldliner was a high-floor version of the Dominant III or IV.
The Duple Dominant E was a city bus specification version of the Dominant I or II. It is not to be confused with the visually dissimilar Dominant Bus which was available from 1974 to 1987.
