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Manufacturer
  
Doors
  
1 door

Production
  
1972–1982

Floor type
  
Step entrance

Duple Dominant

Chassis
  
Albion Viking EVK55CLAEC RelianceBedford YRQ, YRT, YMTBristol LHDAF MB200Ford R1014, R1114Leyland LeopardLeyland TigerVolvo B58Volvo B10M

The Duple Dominant was a design of an intercity coach bodywork built by Duple between 1972 and 1982. It has an all-steel structure.

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Chassis

Duple Dominant bodywork was built on different chassis types including:

  • Albion Viking EVK55CL
  • AEC Reliance
  • Bedford YMQ, YRQ, YRT, YMT, YNT
  • Bristol LH
  • DAF MB200
  • Ford R1014, R1114
  • Leyland Leopard
  • Leyland Tiger
  • Volvo B58
  • Volvo B10M
  • In 1973 Hutchins Coaches of Pontardawe, Swansea had a new Dominant on a Ford R226 chassis, reg no HWN 509L
  • Variants

    The original design had a windscreen (and matching rear windows) of the same height as the side windows. It remained in production (with a new design of grille) alongside the Dominant II, whereafter it was known as the Dominant I.

    The Dominant II (introduced in 1976) had a deeper windscreen, rectangular headlights and a flat rear window.

    The Dominant III had shallow, parallelogram-shaped side windows. The Dominant IV had conventional-shaped side windows, but shallower than those on the Dominant II.

    The Duple Goldliner was a high-floor version of the Dominant III or IV.

    The Duple Dominant E was a city bus specification version of the Dominant I or II. It is not to be confused with the visually dissimilar Dominant Bus which was available from 1974 to 1987.

    References

    Duple Dominant Wikipedia


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