The East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body is a type of
double-decker bus body with a
step-entrance, built on several different chassis by
East Lancashire Coachbuilders in England.
Chassis
Several different chassis types were fitted with this style of bodywork. These include:
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Dennis Dominator
The Dennis Dominator was Dennis's first rear-engined double-decker bus chassis, it was launched in 1977.
History
Dennis had been absent from the bus manufacturing market since the last Lolines were produced in 1967. The Dominator was ...
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Volvo B10M
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Leyland Olympian
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Scania N112 and
N113
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Volvo B58
The Volvo B58 was a mid-engined bus chassis manufactured by Volvo in Sweden from 1966 until early 1982. It was succeeded by the B10M.
Operators
In the United Kingdom, it was sold to many major operators including Wallace Arnold and Park's of H ...
(rebody)
Description
This distinctive style of bodywork has a downward-sloping front window bay on the upper deck, with both top and bottom edges angled downwards. The side windows are square-cornered. A large double-curvature upper deck windscreen (either single-piece or two-piece) is one of the most distinctive features.
Originally a tall, wrap-around lower deck windscreen was fitted, but some batches were fitted with a double-curvature windscreen, with either a straight or an arched top.
A batch of Dennis Dominators built for
Southampton Citybus
Southampton Citybus was a bus operator which operated local services throughout the English city of Southampton. It was formed in 1898 as Southampton Corporation Transport. In 1986, as a result of deregulation an 'arms-length' limited company ...
have bodywork which is mostly to this style, including the downswept front upper deck window bay, but with a divided flat upper deck windscreen in place of the distinctive double-curvature screen.
History
This design was introduced in 1984. Early examples included Dennis Dominators for
Leicester CityBus. At first it was often specified for
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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Transportation
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use, sometimes by operators that at the same time specified one of the plainer designs for bus use. This has sometimes earned it the misnomer "coach body", but in fact a majority were
double-decker buses.
Later orders came from Drawlane subsidiaries
London & Country,
North Western and
Midland Red North
Arriva Midlands is a bus operator providing services in the East Midlands and West Midlands areas of England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus.
Arriva Midlands North Operations
In September 1981 Midland Red North was formed with 230 buse ...
.
Naming
This design had no official name that was used publicly, however it has been referred to as the ''Droop Nose Design''.
See also
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List of buses
References
Double-decker buses
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
Vehicles introduced in 1984
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