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The Dennis Loline was a low-height
The Dennis Loline was basically a license-built 
In 1961, 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 , station.
Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group
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double-decker bus
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manufactured by Dennis between 1958 and 1966.
History
The Dennis Loline was basically a license-built Bristol Lodekka
The Bristol Lodekka was a half-cab low-height step-free double-decker bus built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles in England. It was the first production bus design to have no step up from the passenger entrance throughout the lower deck; alth ...
, being primarily supplied to municipal
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, private sector British Electric Traction
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fleets and independent bus companies in the United Kingdom, during a period when Bristol's sales were restricted to state-owned bus companies.
Production was to cease in 1962, however this was quickly reversed and it continued to be made until 1966.
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
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.
In 1961, 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 , station.
Aldershot & District Traction
Aldershot & District Traction Company Limited was a major bus company operating services in East Hampshire, West Surrey and parts of adjoining counties for sixty years during the 20th century, from 1912 until 1972 when it became part of Alde ...
operated the largest number of Dennis Loline buses.
China Motor Bus
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in Hong Kong
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put one Dennis Loline into service in 1963. It was the first double-decker bus on Hong Kong Island.
References
Further reading
* Brown, S. (2013). ''The Lodekka Alternatives''.Ian Allan Publishing
Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. It was founded by Ian Allan.
In 1942 Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo st ...
.
External links
Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group
{{Dennis, state=collapsed Loline Double-decker buses Half-cab buses Vehicles introduced in 1956