East Lancs Spryte
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The East Lancs Spryte is a single-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders
. It was designed to body the Dennis Dart
chassis, but a handful had been built on others, for example, the Volvo B6
. Mechanically and visually, it is a single-deck version of the East Lancs Lolyne
, not the Myllennium Lolyne
.
Like the Lolyne, it continued the line of deliberately misspelt names of East Lancs products. But unlike the Lolyne, which survived through the Myllennium
-series as the Myllennium Lolyne, the Spryte didn't. Instead, it was replaced by the single-deck Myllennium
, sometimes called by its unofficial name, the Myllennium Spryte.
They are visually the same as the Lolyne:
East Lancashire Coachbuilders
East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of bus bodies and carriages founded in 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.In 1994 the company expanded in to new premises and commenced a programme of development that resulted in a range of single and double deck buses which was the...
. It was designed to body the Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
chassis, but a handful had been built on others, for example, the Volvo B6
Volvo B6
The Volvo B6 is a midibus manufactured by Volvo between 1991 and 2000. Its low-floor variant, the Volvo B6LE, was first built in 1994.The Volvo B6/B6LE chassis was built to compete with the Dennis Dart/Dart SLF chassis. It could be fitted with Volvo TD63E/TD63ES engine...
. Mechanically and visually, it is a single-deck version of the East Lancs Lolyne
East Lancs Lolyne
The East Lancs Lolyne is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis.Later on in its life...
, not the Myllennium Lolyne
East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne
The East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne is a type of bus body built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.-History:The Myllennium Lolyne superseded the East Lancs Lolyne. The Lolyne was also the East Lancs body for the Dennis Trident 2, but in 2000, was given a facelift with...
.
Like the Lolyne, it continued the line of deliberately misspelt names of East Lancs products. But unlike the Lolyne, which survived through the Myllennium
East Lancs Myllennium
The East Lancs Myllennium is a type of bus body built on MAN, Volvo, DAF/VDL and Alexander Dennis chassis. It was built as a single and double deck body, with double deck bodies having slightly different names .-Single decker:...
-series as the Myllennium Lolyne, the Spryte didn't. Instead, it was replaced by the single-deck Myllennium
East Lancs Myllennium
The East Lancs Myllennium is a type of bus body built on MAN, Volvo, DAF/VDL and Alexander Dennis chassis. It was built as a single and double deck body, with double deck bodies having slightly different names .-Single decker:...
, sometimes called by its unofficial name, the Myllennium Spryte.
Visual appearance
- A Spryte - operated by Arriva Guildford & West Surrey
- A Spryte - operated by Transdev Yellow BusesTransdev Yellow BusesYellow Buses is a bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England, owned by the RATP Group, a company owned by the government of France. Although most routes are restricted to the Bournemouth local authority area, an increasing number are expanding into the adjacent areas of...
They are visually the same as the Lolyne:
- A Lolyne - also operated by Transdev Yellow BusesTransdev Yellow BusesYellow Buses is a bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England, owned by the RATP Group, a company owned by the government of France. Although most routes are restricted to the Bournemouth local authority area, an increasing number are expanding into the adjacent areas of...