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 | |
|---|---|
 East Lancs "Droop Nose" bodied Dennis Dominator | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 door |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Dennis Dominator Volvo B10M Leyland Olympian Scania N112 Scania N113 Volvo B58 (rebody) |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 57 to 76 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 9900mm, 10100mm and 10500mm |
| Width | 2500mm |
| Height | 4300mm |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | East 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
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Dennis Dominator in May 1998
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Dennis Dominator in 29 December 2007
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Leyland Olympian in September 2005.jpg.webp)
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Leyland Olympian in the 90s%252C_Showbus_rally_2009.jpg.webp)
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Scania N112DR in September 2009%252C_29_January_2005.jpg.webp)
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Scania N113DR in January 2005
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Volvo Citybus in April 2017%252C_15_March_2004.jpg.webp)
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Volvo Citybus in March 2004.jpg.webp)
East Lancs 1984-style bodied Volvo Citybus in December 2012
References
- Law, John (2023). Buses in East Yorkshire. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1262-9. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Wilde, Howard (2020). Buses in Greater Manchester in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9949-3. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Berry, Howard (2020). Leyland Double-Decker Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8713-1. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Harvey, David (2016). Leicester Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-4712-8. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Moth, David (2018). South East England Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7958-7. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Postlethwaite, Harry (2000). East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Glossop: Venture Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-898432-15-9. OCLC 44484652.
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