Dennis Dart

The Dennis Dart is a single-decker chassis of a bus. It was made from 1989 to 2008 by Dennis, and then TransBus International and then Alexander Dennis.

 First generation (step-entrance) 
The Dennis Dart is a chassis of a bus, It has a step-entrance. It was made from 1989 to 1996 by Dennis.

The Dart chassis could be built on the following bodies:

 Duple Dartline bodyworkMajor Show 88 Commercial Motor 27 October 1988
 Wadham Stringer bodywork,
 UVG Urbanstar bodywork
 Wright Handybus bodywork
 East Lancs EL2000 bodywork
 Alexander Dash bodywork

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Second generation (Dart SLF)

The Dennis Dart SLF (Super Low Floor) is a chassis of a bus, It has a low-floor.25 Years Ago: The birth of the Dennis Dart Buses issue 714 September 2014 page 22The History of Alexander Dennis Alexander Dennis It was made from 1996 to 2008 by Dennis.

From 1996 to 1997, Dennis made a chassis of the Dart SLF for the Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork.

 Improvements 
From 1997 to 2008, Dennis made an improved chassis of the Dart SLF for the Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork.

The improved Dart SLF chassis was built on the following bodies:

 Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork
 East Lancs Spryte bodywork
 UVG Urbanstar bodywork
 Wright Crusader bodywork
 Alexander ALX200 bodywork
 Marshall Capital bodywork
 Caetano Nimbus bodywork
 MCV Evolution bodywork

 Dart SPD 
In 1997, Dennis made a longer chassis of the Dart SLF called the Dart SPD (Super Pointer Dart), Its length was long.

The Dart SPD chassis could be built on the Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork and the East Lancs Myllennium bodywork,

 Dart MPD 
In 1998, Dennis made a smaller chassis of the Dart SLF called the Dart MPD (Mini Pointer Dart), Its length was  long.

The Dart MPD chassis could be built on the following bodies:

 Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork
 Alexander ALX200 bodywork 
 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodywork
 East Lancs Esteem bodywork
 East Lancs Myllennium bodywork

 Narrow width Dart SLF 
In 2002, TransBus made a narrower chassis of the Dart SLF called the Narrow width Dart SLF, These were made because Guernsey and Jersey's roads are narrow.

 Thomas SLF 200 
In 1998, Dennis and Thomas Built Buses made a chassis of the Dart SLF called the Thomas SLF 200.Thomas SLF 200 Thomas Built Buses It was made for the North American market, It was built on Alexander ALX200 bodywork.

In the 2000s, Thomas Built Buses stopped making the Thomas SLF 200.

From 2000 to 2003, It was made by Dennis and Daimler Truck North America and called the DaimlerChrysler SLF 200.DaimlerChrysler SLF 200 Thomas Built Buses

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Exports

Australia
In 1997; ACTION of Canberra ordered 25 Dart SLFs with Wright Crusader bodywork,Low-Floor Buses Fleetline issue 247 July 1997 page 132

Brisbane Bus Lines ordered 3 Dart SLFs,A Friendly Dart Truck & Bus Transportation July 1997 page 150

Invicta Bus Services ordered 27 Dart SLFs,Invicta Sells to Grenda Australian Bus Panorama issue 24/5 March 2009 page 12Melbourne's TeleBus: a pioneer of on-demand services Australian Bus issue 98 March 2020 page 20

TransAdelaide ordered 2 Dart SLFsDennis Buses in Adelaide Transit Australia June 1997 page 138

Transperth ordered 2 Dart SLFs.Transperth News Rattler issue 399 January 2006 page 6

Canada
In British Columbia, BC Transit ordered 90 Dart SLFs with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodies.

Hong Kong & Macau
In Hong Kong, Citybus, Kowloon Motor Bus, New Lantao Bus, New World First Bus and Park Island Transport ordered Dart SLFs.

Some of Citybus buses were sent back to Stagecoach Group in England for use in Devon and Hampshire.Dart regains its Hong Kong look Buses issue 775 October 2019 page 67Far East Pointer Darts Buses issue 784 July 2020 pages 44/45

In Macau, Transmac ordered air-conditioned Dart SLFs with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodies in January 1996.

Malta
In 1997, Paramount Garage of Malta ordered 4 Dart SLFs, the first two were with East Lancs Spryte bodies and the last 2 were with Plaxton Pointer bodies.

Netherlands
In the Netherlands. Arriva Netherlands ordered 50 Darts with Alexander ALX200 bodies.

Portugal
In Portugal, Stagecoach Group ordered 10 Dart SLFs.Darting around Lancashire Buses issue 793 April 2021

Singapore
In 1994, Singapore Bus Service ordered 10 Darts with Duple Metsec bodies.

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References

Other websites

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