The Dennis Dominator was Dennis's first rear-engined double-decker bus chassis, it was launched in 1977. Dennis Specialist Vehicles is a major British coachbuilder and manufacturer of specialised commercial vehicles based in Guildford, England. A double-decker bus is a Bus that has two levels While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world double-decker city buses are Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dennis had been absent from the bus manufacturing market since the last Lolines were produced in 1967. Dennis loline I altonJPG|thumb|257px|right|An ex-Aldershot & District Dennis Loline I]] The Dennis Loline is a Double-decker bus built by Dennis between 1958 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Dominator was described as bespoke, with numerous options. To some extent it was considered a successor to the Daimler/Leyland Fleetline. The Daimler Fleetline (known as the Leyland Fleetline from c1975 was a rear-engined Double-decker bus Chassis built between 1960 and 1973
The Dominator was different from the Daimler/Leyland Fleetline in that the radiator was located at the front instead of the offside of the engine compartment.
It was intended to be sold mainly with the Gardner 6LXB engine coupled up to a Voith DIWA transmission and a drop-centre rear axle, but hub-reduction rear axle and other engine options including the Rolls-Royce Eagle, the Cummins L10, the turbocharged Gardner 6LXCT and DAF engines were also available. L Gardner and Sons Ltd was a well-known British builder of Diesel engines for stationary marine road and rail applications The Voith AG which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973 Cummins Inc ( is a corporation of complementary business units that design manufacture distribute and service diesel and Natural gas Engines and related DAF Trucks NV is a Dutch Truck manufacturing company and a division of PACCAR.
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United Kingdom
The largest British customer of the Dennis Dominator was South Yorkshire PTE, with a total of 323 buses (including one trolleybus built in 1985 for test and evaluation) being delivered to the company, many of them had Rolls-Royce Eagle engines and hub-reduction axles. The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in England. Most of the SYPTE vehicles had standard-height Alexander RH-Type bodywork, these being delivered between 1981-1986, though some had East Lancs and Northern Counties bodywork. Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The last Dominators in South Yorkshire were withdrawn by 25 June 2006. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
The Dominator also appealed to municipal operators such as Leicester City Transport who from 1977 bought 143, mainly with East Lancs bodies although seven had Marshall bodies. First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd, a Bus company owned by the First Group. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 It was also sold in reasonable numbers to Central Scottish from 1981 with Alexander low-height RL-type bodywork. Central Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Central SMT Company Ltd, and operated until Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish There were others too, and in 1978-80 it was also sold as a single-decker before the launch of the Dennis Falcon. The Dennis Falcon was a rear-engined bus chassis built by Dennis Specialist Vehicles between 1981 and 1993
Production of the Dominator was less consistent after bus deregulation in 1986 with production being sporadic during the 1992-6 period. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Eight were built in 1992; three in 1993; none in 1994 or 1995; and a final four built in 1996. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
Export orders
The Dominator was also sold to Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders China Motor Bus put the first Dominator (with East Lancs body) into service in 1979, then CMB bought 6 with Alexander RL-type body in 1982, primarily for its route 15 (Central-The Peak). China Motor Bus Company Ltd () often abbreviated as CMB, was the first motor Bus company in Hong Kong, and was responsible for the introduction East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Victoria Peak ( is a Mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally Kowloon Motor Bus bought 40 Dominators (Duple Metsec body) between 1983 and 1984. "KMB" redirects here For the record label see KMB Jazz. Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodywork builder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
One Dominator with East Lancs body and DAF engine was exported to Singapore as demonstrator in 1982. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 Singapore Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) It was shipped to Hong Kong after the trial and entered Kowloon Motor Bus training fleet in 1986. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders "KMB" redirects here For the record label see KMB Jazz. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
End of production
The Dominator was replaced by the short-lived longitudinal-engined Arrow in 1996. The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon. All in all 1007 Dominators were sold.
The last production vehicle was N716 TPK, bodied by East Lancashire Coachbuilders for Guildford, Surrey & West. It subsequently served with Arriva Southend, before being transferred to Arriva North West and Wales in 2004. Arriva Southend Ltd is a division of Arriva Southern Counties, a subsidiary of transport group Arriva which operates Bus services in and around the Arriva North West and Wales is a division of Arriva that operates bus services around North West England and Wales.
Dominator variants
In 1982, a tri-axle version was developed for the Hong Kong market, known as the Dennis Dragon which was sold to Kowloon Motor Bus. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Dennis Dragon (another name Dennis Condor was used by the "Dragons" new to China Motor Bus) is a 3-axle Double decker bus built by The same model was sold to China Motor Bus, but was known as the Condor. The Dennis Dragon (another name Dennis Condor was used by the "Dragons" new to China Motor Bus) is a 3-axle Double decker bus built by They were usually bodied by Duple Metsec. Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodywork builder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body
Some of these went back to the UK through dealer Ensignbus. Ensignbus is a Purfleet -based bus and coach dealer open top bus tour operator and bus service operator They are used for school runs and sightseeing since they have high-capacity.
What might have been
One of the persons behind the development of the Dennis Dominator was one Geoffrey Hilditch, who at the time was Engineering Director of the West Yorkshire PTE. The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. The development bus for Dennis Dominator was an ex-Leeds City Transport Daimler CV, which was re-engined with a Gardner 6LXB coupled up to a Voith gearbox. This article is about the British automobile manufacturer See Daimler for other uses derived from the German engineer and inventor Gottlieb Daimler. Though, when this was completed, Hilditch had left the WYPTE and was General Manager of Leicester City Transport.
The Dennis Dominator was to have been the new standard bus for the WYPTE, but never was. The closest this came to happening was an attempt in 1999, when First Calderline (which WYPTE-Halifax became) received a 1981 Dennis Dominator from First Mainline (which SYPTE became) as an idea to replace the aging Fleetlines in Halifax, the process was to remove the Rolls-Royce Eagle engine and put in a Gardner 6LXB, but wasn't successful. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for South Yorkshire in England. No more were received, and both Halifax and Huddersfield received ex-London MCW Metrobuses instead. The MCW Metrobus is a Double decker bus model manufactured by MCW ( Metro Cammell Weymann) from 1977 until 1989 with over 4000 examples built The solitary Dominator in Halifax was withdrawn c. 2003/4. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
See also
Competitors:
- Leyland Atlantean
- Leyland Fleetline
- Bristol VRT
- MCW Metrobus
- Leyland Titan (B15)
- Leyland Olympian
- Scania N113DRB
- Volvo Ailsa B55
- Volvo Citybus
- Volvo Olympian
- DAF DB250
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