Dennis Jubilant
The Dennis Jubilant was a chassis for buses and coaches of the British commercial vehicle manufacturer Dennis Brothers. The model was built from 1977 to 1982 exclusively for export. On the chassis of various constructions have been set.
The bus was just like the Leyland Victory Mk 2 specifically for conditions in the then British colony of Hong Kong - gradient making routes and one-man operation with Zahlbox - designed. One of the largest operator of bus services in Hong Kong, Kowloon Motor Bus ( KMB ), called for a double-decker motor forward rails. KMB Leyland Victory had four 1976 Mk 2 tested with a double-decker building bus bodies of South Africa and was satisfied with the configuration, although already in the 1960s the trend to buses with engine mounted behind began. Dennis had made after the production of lolines in 1967, which was based on the Bristol Lodekka no buses. The lolines was also a double-decker bus with front-mounted engine, however, corresponded neither interpretation nor the basic modules used modern requirements. Similar to the Leyland Victory Dennis chose a design with a conventional ladder frame made of steel profiles, in which the front axle was set back far enough to place the access door in the front overhang can. Thus the bus for one-man operation without Schaffner was well suited. The relatively narrow front door was in front of the front axle, so that the passengers had to pay immediately after entering the fare at the Zahlbox under control of the driver. The bus has left through a broader folding, which was located between the axles. The engine was for better weight distribution directly above the front axle. However, the long front overhang was just like at Victory driving dynamics problematic because it led to strong pitching during acceleration. The bus was motorized with a six-cylinder diesel engine of Gardner. For use came the 6LXB. As a transmission, an automatic transmission was blocked by the type of Voith D851 to relieve the driver of shifts in urban traffic and on the uphill stretches. Since the project in 1977, the year of the 25th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II had been started, the bus was named Jubilant.
Kowloon Motor Bus ( KMB ) tested four prototypes that were given a structure from our own workshop, and put them for experimental purposes, 1977/78 in service. Parts of the superstructure were attributed to supplies from the British Aluminium Company. Since the test was successful, you put between 1979 and 1981 a total of 209 buses with a build up of Alexander and 1981-1982 again 150 buses with a structure of duple Metsec in service. KMB received in 1980 also designed as a double-decker coach with an Alexander - construction. This bus had air conditioning, which was driven by a separate engine in the rear. However, the air conditioning was not proven in practice and was soon removed and the bus at a normal bus rebuilt. The segregation of the buses began in 1994 and lasted until in the year 2000 out.
China Motor Bus ( CMB) in 1980 procured twenty buses with a body of Alexander. One of the buses had to be written off after a fire in 1993, the rest went in 1998 to New World First Bus, but were separated in the subsequent year.
A Jubilant was delivered to Cape Town in South Africa and got there a construction of bus bodies.
Because of its similarity to Victory Mk 2, which had received chicken because of the strong pitching during acceleration and braking, which recalled the passage of chickens, the nickname of the Jubilant duck got the nickname