East Lancs Myllennium

The East Lancs Myllennium was a type of single-decker bus body manufactured by East Lancashire Coachbuilders on DAF SB220, Dennis Dart SLF, MAN 14.220 and Scania OmniTown chassis.

East Lancs Myllennium
Arriva North West East Lancs Myllennium bodied DAF SB220 in Liverpool in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerEast Lancashire Coachbuilders
Production1999 - 2006
AssemblyBlackburn
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
High-floor
RelatedEast Lancs Myllennium Lolyne
East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander
East Lancs Myllennium Nordic
East Lancs Myllennium Vyking
Chronology
SuccessorEast Lancs Esteem

It was designed in 1999 as a bus for Millennium Dome routes M1 and M2 operated by London Central, but soon after became available for other operators. It was superseded by the East Lancs Esteem in 2006.[1][2]

Hyline
Tiger Line Myllennium Hyline bodied Leyland Tiger in Chesham in October 2008

The Hyline body was designed to re-body reconditioned Leyland Tiger and Volvo B10M chassis.

Six Leyland Tigers were rebodied in 2000 as Myllennium Hylines for Strathtay.[3] Two further orders were placed, both for Volvo B10M chassis. Looking rather different from the Strathtay examples, the Volvos was built with bonded glazing and had the emergency exit located at the very rear off side. The concept was not a great success, as a result no further orders followed - the Hylines representing the end in the United Kingdom of rebodying for the bus industry. It was built like the Myllennium single-decker but for high-floor buses and thus, it could not be ordered with any new, low floor chassis. The body was discontinued in 2002.

  • First Berkshire and Thames Valley Myllennium rear in Oxford in 2009
  • Myllennium bodied MAN as a BBC Radio mobile studio in Holyhead in April 2006

Special

In line with previous East Lancs products, the Myllennium bodywork was used to body less standard buses than public service vehicles. Notable examples include the BBC Radio buses, in various places around the United Kingdom.

See also

References
  1. New single-deck from East Lancs Bus & Coach Professional 7 February 2006
  2. New Esteem single-deck from East Lancs Bus & Coach Professional 13 April 2006
  3. Angus Transport Group vehicles - 1984 Leyland Tiger Angus Transport Group
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