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 bodywork
* Wadham Stringer bodywork,
* UVG Urbanstar bodywork
* Wright Handybus bodywork
* East Lancs EL2000 bodywork
* Alexander Dash bodywork

### Gallery 

File:DennisDartDupleDartlineBusG123RGT (cropped).jpg|Arriva North West & Wales early (1989) Dennis Dart with Duple Dartline bodywork in Crewe
File:Avon Buses Dennis Dart 962.JPG|Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer (step entrance) bodywork at Birkenhead bus station
File:Arriva Southern Counties 3132.JPG|Dennis Dart with Northern Counties Paladin bodywork at the 2007 Cobham bus museum

## Second generation (Dart SLF)
 Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 1 bodywork (before improvements)]]
 Alexander Dennis Dart **SPD** with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork (after improvements)]]

The **Dennis Dart** **SLF** (Super Low Floor) is a chassis of a bus, It has a low-floor. 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.

#### Dart MPD 
 Alexander Dennis Dart MPD with Plaxton Pointer 2 bodywork (after improvements)]]
In 1998, Dennis made a smaller chassis of the Dart SLF called the Dart MPD (Mini Pointer Dart),
* Alexander ALX200 bodywork 
* Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bodywork
* East Lancs Esteem bodywork
* East Lancs Myllennium bodywork

#### Narrow width Dart SLF 
 bodywork]]
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. It was made for the North American market,

#### Gallery 

File:S824 WYD 42824 East Lancs Spryte- Dennis Dart (8528234001).jpg|First Somerset & Avon East Lancs Spryte with Dennis Dart SLF bodywork in Bath
File:Arriva NWW Dart ALX200 1.jpg|Arriva North West and Wales Dennis Dart SLF with Alexander ALX200 bodywork in Liverpool
File:CHASE BUS SERVICES Chasetown, Staffs - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Chase Coaches Dennis Dart SLF with UVG Urbanstar bodywork

## Exports
 Dennis Dart SLF with Wright Crusader bodywork in Canberra in 2009]]

### Australia
In 1997; ACTION of Canberra ordered 25 Dart SLFs with Wright Crusader bodywork,

Brisbane Bus Lines ordered 3 Dart SLFs,

Invicta Bus Services ordered 27 Dart SLFs,

TransAdelaide ordered 2 Dart SLFs

Transperth ordered 2 Dart SLFs.

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

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
 Dennis Dart Dart SLF with Alexander ALX200 bodywork]]
In the Netherlands. Arriva Netherlands ordered 50 Darts with Alexander ALX200 bodies.

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

## Notes
## References
## Other websites
* Dennis Dart SLF Alexander Dennis