Dennis Lancet
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Dennis Lancet is a name given to several different single-deck bus chassis produced by Dennis
. It was first given to a front-engined chassis, and later, in the 1950s and early 1960s, to the underfloor-engined Lancet UF.
Most recently, the Dennis Lancet was a lightweight underfloor-engined chassis built during the 1980s.
At a time before the advent of low floor buses, when wheelchair access required the fitment of a chairlift, a few bus operators and councils bought Dennis Lancets with this feature. Leicester Citybus and West Midlands PTE had three and two respectively with Duple Dominant
Bus bodywork.
Other UK customers for the Lancet included Tillingbourne Bus Company
, Merseyside PTE (with ten, the largest British fleet), Northern Scottish
, Blackpool Transport
, Portsmouth, Merthyr Tydfil and Taff-Ely.
Around 87 chassis were built. Nearly a third of them were exported, to Bermuda
and to South Africa
.
The Lancet was replaced by the Dennis Javelin
.
Dennis Specialist Vehicles
Dennis Specialist Vehicles is a major British coachbuilder and manufacturer of specialised commercial vehicles based in Guildford, England...
. It was first given to a front-engined chassis, and later, in the 1950s and early 1960s, to the underfloor-engined Lancet UF.
Most recently, the Dennis Lancet was a lightweight underfloor-engined chassis built during the 1980s.
1980s Lancet
The Lancet was mainly used as the basis of a bus or coach, although some were bodied for other uses, mainly as mobile libraries.At a time before the advent of low floor buses, when wheelchair access required the fitment of a chairlift, a few bus operators and councils bought Dennis Lancets with this feature. Leicester Citybus and West Midlands PTE had three and two respectively with Duple Dominant
Duple Dominant
The Duple Dominant was a design of coach bodywork built by Duple between 1972 and 1982. It had an all-steel structure.-Chassis:Duple Dominant bodywork was built on different chassis types including:*Albion Viking EVK55CL*AEC Reliance...
Bus bodywork.
Other UK customers for the Lancet included Tillingbourne Bus Company
Tillingbourne Bus Company
Tillingbourne Bus Company was a bus operating company based in Cranleigh, Surrey, England, which operated a local service from 1924 to 2001. It was founded as Tillingbourne Valley in 1924, and became a limited company in 1931, taking the name Tillingbourne Valley Services...
, Merseyside PTE (with ten, the largest British fleet), Northern Scottish
Northern Scottish
Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd and operated until 1992, when it became Bluebird Buses Ltd...
, Blackpool Transport
Blackpool Transport
Blackpool Transport Services is a bus and tram operator running within the boroughs of Blackpool and Fylde and into the surrounding area, including Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton le Fylde and Kirkham, Preston...
, Portsmouth, Merthyr Tydfil and Taff-Ely.
Around 87 chassis were built. Nearly a third of them were exported, to Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
and to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
The Lancet was replaced by the Dennis Javelin
Dennis Javelin
The Dennis Javelin is an underfloor-engined bus and coach chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. It was unveiled in 1986 and acted more or less as a modern replacement for the discontinued Bedford Y-series...
.