East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body
East Lancs "Droop Nose" bodied Dennis Dominator
Overview
ManufacturerEast Lancashire Coachbuilders
Body and chassis
Doors1 door
Floor typeStep entrance
ChassisDennis Dominator
Volvo B10M
Leyland Olympian
Scania N112
Scania N113
Volvo B58 (rebody)
Powertrain
Capacity57 to 76 seated
Dimensions
Length9900mm, 10100mm and 10500mm
Width2500mm
Height4300mm
Chronology
SuccessorEast Lancs Pyoneer

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:

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 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 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.

Naming

This design had no official name that was used publicly, however it has been referred to as the Droop Nose Design.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Postlethwaite, Harry (2000). East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Glossop: Venture Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-898432-15-9. OCLC 44484652.


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