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Daimler Fleetline

Daimler Fleetline
Chingford Bus Station - geograph.org.uk - 1178244.jpg
London Transport MCW bodied Daimler Fleetline in Chingford in April 1980
Overview
Manufacturer Daimler
Leyland
Production 1960–1983
Body and chassis
Doors 1 or 2
Floor type Step entrance
Powertrain
Engine Daimler (prototypes only)
Gardner 6LW
Gardner 6LX
Gardner 6LXB
Leyland 0.680
Leyland 0.690
Cummins
Capacity 8.4 litres - 11.3 litres
Power output 112 - 188 bhp
Transmission Daimatic
Self-Changing Gears
Dimensions
Length 30 feet (9.1 m)
33 feet (10 m)
36 feet (11 m)
Chronology
Successor Leyland Olympian

The Daimler Fleetline (known as the Leyland Fleetline from circa 1975) was a rear-engined double-decker bus chassis built between 1960 and 1983.

It was the second of three bus models to have a marque name as well as an alphanumeric identity code. The other two were the Freeline and the Roadliner.

The Daimler Fleetline was the second rear-engined double-decker bus chassis to be launched by a UK manufacturer, following Leyland's introduction of the Atlantean in 1958. From the outset, the Fleetline had a drop-centre rear axle fitted as standard, enabling low-height bodywork to be fitted without necessitating an inconvenient seating layout in part of the upper deck, as was the case with early Atlanteans. Leyland responded by offering a drop-centre rear axle as an option on the Atlantean, but after the two companies came under the same ownership in 1968, the low-height Atlantean option was discontinued.

The prototype Fleetline was fitted with a Daimler engine, but when production started only Gardner 6LX or 6LW engines were offered. By 1968 Gardner's new and more powerful 6LXB was also an option, and in 1970 Leyland's 0.680 engine became available. Gardner engines had an excellent reputation for reliability and economy while Leyland engines were more lively and more thirsty. Most Fleetline customers preferred Gardner engines, but the Leyland engine became popular - particularly for a period in the 1970s when Gardner could not meet demand.

In late 1960s, Daimler developed the longer 36 feet double-deck Fleetline which was based on the single-deck Roadliner chassis.This chassis had a longitudinally-mounted Cummins engine at the rear offside corner. It was designed mainly for export, but one was built for Walsall Corporation Transport.


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