Dennis Trident 2

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Dennis Trident 2 with Lolyne body from East Lancs

The Dennis Trident 2 was a chassis for double-decker buses from the British commercial vehicle manufacturer Dennis Specialist Vehicles . The type was built from 1997 to 2006. After the merger of Dennis Specialist Vehicles and Walter Alexander Coachbuilders in 2001, the bus was sold as the TransBus Trident 2, after the company was renamed in 2004 under the name of Alexander Dennis .

background

The Dennis Arrow , built between 1991 and 1996, could not establish itself on the market, but Dennis needed a more modern model to replace the Dennis Dominator , which was developed in 1977 and its three-axle export version, the Dennis Dragon . The comfort that passengers now expect and the requirements for accessibility required a low-floor version of the bus. The Arrow was also successfully positioned on the market. Around 4,000 buses had been sold by 2006. After the appearance of the Scania OmniDekka , however, the production figures fell significantly. A further development of the chassis is currently still being produced as the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 . Production of the actual Trident 2 was discontinued in 2006, but the successor is still referred to as Trident 2 on the nameplate.

construction

The engine of the Trident 2 is arranged in the rear on the right side of the vehicle transversely to the direction of travel, opposite it is the radiator on the other side. The engines used were types from the C-series from Cummins , and later the ISCe Euro III from the same manufacturer. These are supercharged six-cylinder diesel engines with a displacement of 8.3 l and outputs between 220 and 260  bhp . Automatic transmissions , either the Voith DIWA or the ZF Ecomat, were installed together with the engines . Available superstructures were Alexander ALX400 , Plaxton President and East Lancs Lolyne / Myllennium Lolyne with one or two doors. The bus was built in lengths of 9.9 m, 10.5 m, 10.6 m and 11.4 m.

use

Big buyers were Stagecoach , First Group , Travel West Midlands and Lothian Buses .

The Trident 2's success in export markets has been limited. Some buses to Barcelona and Madrid could be sold for tourist excursion traffic . After Ireland some buses also were exported.

A Stagecoach Trident 2 was destroyed in the terrorist attack on July 7, 2005 in London . 13 people were killed.

Web links

Commons : Dennis Trident 2  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Buses Magazine December 2008, issue 645
  2. ↑ Dublin Bus - Latest News ( Memento of November 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), September 18, 2003