East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body

The East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body was a 2-axle double-decker step-entrance bus body. It was built from 1984 to c.1990 by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.

East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body
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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

It was built on the Dennis Dominator chassis,[1] Volvo B10M chassis,[2] Leyland Olympian chassis,[3] Scania N112 chassis,[4] Scania N113 chassis[5] and Volvo B58 chassis.

Name

The bus didn't have an official name, however it has been referred to as the Droop Nose Bus.[6]

Gallery

References

  1. Law, John (2023). Buses in East Yorkshire. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1262-9. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. Wilde, Howard (2020). Buses in Greater Manchester in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9949-3. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. Berry, Howard (2020). Leyland Double-Decker Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8713-1. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. Harvey, David (2016). Leicester Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-4712-8. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. Moth, David (2018). South East England Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7958-7. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. Postlethwaite, Harry (2000). East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Glossop: Venture Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-898432-15-9. OCLC 44484652.

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