Dennis Loline

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title: "Dennis Loline" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dennis-buses", "double-decker-buses", "half-cab-buses", "vehicles-introduced-in-1956", "vehicles-discontinued-in-1966"] description: "British low-height double-decker bus" topic_path: "general/dennis-buses" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Loline" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British low-height double-decker bus ::

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Field	Value
name	Dennis Loline
image	SOU465 Aldershot & District 357 Dennis Loline I with East Lancs bodywork.jpg
caption	Preserved Aldershot & District Traction East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodied Dennis Loline I in Alton in July 2024
manufacturer	Dennis
production	1958–66
assembly	Guildford, England
length	8.5 m to 9.4 m
width	2.4 m
height	4.12 m
floortype	Step entrance
doors	1
engine	AEC AV470
Leyland O.600
Gardner 6LW
Gardner 6LX
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The Dennis Loline was a low-height double-decker bus manufactured by Dennis between 1958 and 1966.

History

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The Dennis Loline was basically a license-built Bristol Lodekka, being primarily supplied to municipal, private sector British Electric Traction 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, Barton Transport 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 operated the largest number of Dennis Loline buses.

China Motor Bus in Hong Kong put one Dennis Loline into service in 1963. It was the first double-decker bus on Hong Kong Island.

References

References

1. [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/24th-august-1956/45/four-new-dennis-three-lorries-and-a-bus Four New Dennis Three Lorries and a Bus] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 24 August 1956
2. [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/29th-august-1958/42/a-lower-loline A Lower Loline] ''Commercial Motor'' 29 August 1958
3. [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/8th-december-1961/50/loline-output-to-end Loline output to end] ''Commercial Motor'' 8 December 1961
4. [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/7th-december-1962/50/loline-back-on-the-market Loline Back on the Market] ''Commercial Motor'' 7 December 1962
5. [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/19th-march-1976/20/a-double-decker A double-decker comeback by Dennis] ''Commercial Motor'' 19 March 1976
6. Townsin, AA. (August 2017). "British Double Deckers Since 1942". [[Ian Allan Publishing]] }}{{page needed.
7. [http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=604&Type=Chassis Dennis Loline] Bus Lists on the Web
8. [http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=605&Type=Chassis Dennis Loline II] Bus Lists on the Web
9. [http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=606&Type=Chassis Dennis Loline III] Bus Lists on the Web
10. "Barton Transport – Dennis Loline – 861 HAL – 861".

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