From the start, Dennis designed the Dominator Chassis to be offered to all body builders. As a result, the major Bodybuilding companies in the UK supplied bodywork for the Dominator Chassis. These were produced as follows:
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Alexander 'AD' Type
2 early Dennis Dominators were fitted with this Alexander style of body. Looking very like the Alexander 'AV' type as found on the Volvo Ailsa chassis, this was a modifed version to accomodate the Dominator Chassis.
The two Dominators fitted with this body were both involved in operational trials. EGB77T ran with Central SMT as its D1 and was tested with the Scottish Bus Group, while XBF700S, pictured right, ran with Potteries as its 700 and was tested with the National Bus Company.
XBF700S was built on the 7th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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Alexander 'RH' Type
Alexander produced 320 RH type bodies. One was modified as a trolleybus (see below) and not included in this count.
The RH was an R type Highbridge body. These are identified by the full height upper and lower deck windows. A quick way to spot this is to notice the Upper deck side windows drops below the level of the upper deck front. Unlike the RL below.
This example is South Yorkshire PTE 2243 (SDT243Y), which is now preserved, and was delivered in October 1982
SDT243Y was built on the 442nd Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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Alexander 'RL' Type
Alexander produced 80 RL type bodies.
The RL was an R type Lowbridge body. These are identified by the shallow upper and lower deck windows. A quick way to spot this is to notice the Upper deck side windows stops short of the level of the upper deck front. Unlike the RH above.
This example is Clydeside 156 (C156FDS), which was fitted with coach seats and delivered in August 1985.
C156FDS was built on the 747th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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Northern Counties GM Standard (Light Alloy Version)
New To Great Manchester PTE in May 1985, Fleet number 2030 was a light alloy version of the Northern Counties GMT Standard body - fitted to many Leyland Atlanteans, Fleetlines and Olympians previously.
B30TVU was built on the 717th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
Photo © John Law |
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Northern Counties GM Standard (Light Alloy Version Version 2)
New To GM Buses (Successor to Greater Manchester PTE) in April 1991, Fleet number 2038 was a later version of the light alloy version of the Northern Counties GMT Standard body. These later buses featured a peaked dome, different moquette and DiPTAC features for the disabled.
H138GVM was built on the 978th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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East Lancs (Early Body Type)
An early East Lancs body featured on OAP17W - an early Dominator for Brighton Corporation as it's 17. This one was deliver in 1981.
OAP17W was built on the 200th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
Photo © John Law
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East Lancs (Later Body Type)
At the opposite end of the scale from the above picture is one of the later Dominators built. H262MFX was delivered to Bournemouth Transport as it's 262 in June 1991.
H262MFX was built on the 988th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
Photo © Chris Maxfield |
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East Lancs To Alexander R Style!
When is an Alexander bodied bus not an Alexander bodied bus? Answer.. When it is built by East Lancs. B85 MRY is actually an East Lancs bodied bus built to Alexander style. South Yorkshire PTE also received a batch of these 'clones'.
B85MRY was delivered to Leicester in November 1984 as it's 85.
B85MRY was built on the 654th Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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Marshall Bodied Single Decker
Before the launch of the Dennis Falcon single deck chassis, Marshall and East Lance provide 36 single deck buses based on the Dominator Chassis.
FAM1W is one such example, bodied by Marshall and delivered to Thamesdown Transport as its Number 1 in August 1980
FAM1W was built on the 131st Dennis Dominator chassis made.
Photo © John Law |
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Alexander 'RHT' Type Trolleybus
Alexander provided a standard R Type body on this experimental Dominator Chassis which was built as a Trolleybus.
This, to date, is the last Trolleybus built in the UK.
C45HDT was delivered to South Yorkshire Transport as it's 2450 in early 1985.
C45HDT was built on the 670th Dennis Dominator chassis made, although it was heavily modified.
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Angloco Fire Control Unit
The other non standard Dominator was built as new as a Fire Engine Control Unit, delivered to Tyne & Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade in October 1980.
EBB846W was built on the 104st Dennis Dominator chassis made.
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