| Dennis Loline | |
|---|---|
 Preserved Aldershot & District Traction Loline I | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Dennis |
| Production | 1958–66 |
| Assembly | Guildford, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | AEC AV470 Leyland O.600 Gardner 6LW Gardner 6LX |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8.5m to 9.4m |
| Width | 2.4m |
| Height | 4.12m |
The Dennis Loline was a low-height double-decker bus manufactured by Dennis between 1958 and 1966.
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.[1][2]
Production was to cease in 1962, however this was quickly reversed and it continued to be made until 1966.[3][4][5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
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 Long Eaton, station.[10]
Aldershot & District Traction operated the largest number of Dennis Loline buses.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
