Dennis Lance

Dennis Lance
CentreWest Wright Pathfinder bodied Dennis Lance SLF on route 222 at Hounslow bus station in September 1998
Overview
Manufacturer	Dennis
Production	1991-2000
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Dennis Lance: Step entrance Dennis Lance SLF: Low floor
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins C8.3
Transmission	ZF Ecomat
Dimensions
Length	10 metres, 10.6 metres & 11.6 metres
Width	2.5 metres
Chronology
Predecessor	Dennis Falcon

The Dennis Lance was a single-decker bus chassis manufactured by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF that SLF stands for Super Low Floor and it was built between 1993 and 1996.

The Dennis Lance was unveiled at the 1991 Coach & Bus Show.

The Dennis Lance was available with a number of bodies, most commonly the Alexander PS and Plaxton Verde also 31 with Northern Counties, were built for Metroline in 1993 for routes 113 and 302 from Cricklewood garage. It was sold to a number of bus operators in the United Kingdom, and was also exported to Hong Kong and Singapore (ordered by Trans Island Bus Services), all were scrapped by July 2013. UMW-Dennis of Malaysia also built a number of Lance chassis (known as the UMW-Dennis Lance) for the Southeast Asian market.

In 1993, the low floor Dennis Lance SLF was unveiled. Of around 105 Dennis Lance SLF built, the majority had Wright Pathfinder bodywork, including 38 for London Buses for use on the first London routes to be converted to low floor including London United's route 120 and CentreWest's route 222, being two of five routes to introduce the type to the capital.