The East Lancs Lolyne is a type of low-floor double-decker bus body built by East Lancs. Launched in 1999, the Lolyne was the double-decker version of the Spryte, built on the Dennis Trident 2 twin-axle low-floor chassis. The body could be built as either a closed top bus or an open-top bus, and the Lolyne name continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka.[1]
| East Lancs Lolyne | |
|---|---|
 Carousel Buses Lolyne bodied Dennis Trident 2 in 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | East Lancashire Coachbuilders |
| Production | 1999-2006 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Dennis Trident 2 |
| Related | East Lancs Vyking |
| Powertrain | |
| Capacity | 76 to 94 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10 metres (33 ft) to 11.5 metres (38 ft) |
| Width | 2,535 millimetres (99.8 in) |
| Height | 4,195 millimetres (165.2 in) to 4,300 millimetres (170 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | East Lancs Pyoneer |
| Successor | East Lancs Olympus |
Myllennium Lolyne edit
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The facelifted East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne superseded the original Lolyne in 2002.
The structure of the Myllennium Lolyne was built using the Alusuisse "System M5438" system, for optimum strength. Glazing was with laminated glass, and gasket glazing came with the bus as standard - with bonded glazing available - and had hopper opening windows. The heating was thermostatically controlled and windows and air vents provided ventilation.
The seating was trimmed in customer's required moquette. The floor had a 12mm Xyligen Basileum treated Finnish Birch combi plywood floor on the lower deck and both decks a non-slip flooring.
Electrical features were the fluorescent light on the bus' ceilings, and twin circular halogen headlights. Also, CCTV was available. Destination displays only came as manual as standard, doors were air operated and were made of toughened glass. A simple driver's compartment was designed, to make the driver's job easier. Two pack acrylic paint was available for the exterior.[2]
Operators edit
The first Lolynes were delivered to Nottingham City Transport in early 1999 as part of an order of 12 of the type, these being among the first Trident 2s produced. Nottingham City Transport would eventually become a major operator of pre-facelift Lolynes. Subsequent operators included Brighton & Hove, who ordered 20 Lolynes, some with convertible open-top roofs, in 1999 before taking delivery of a further 20 during 2000, Yellow Buses of Bournemouth, who took delivery of nine during 1999, and Maynes Buses of Manchester, who took delivery of five during 1999.[1]
Gallery edit
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First Devon & Cornwall East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne bodied Dennis Trident 2 in Plymouth in March 2014
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Dennis Trident appears". Buses. No. 527. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. February 1999. p. 8. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Lolyne body specification". East Lancashire Coachbuilders. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
