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<bdi>The Javelin chassis could be built on the following [[Bus bodywork|bodyworks]]:</bdi>
<bdi>The Javelin chassis could be built on the following [[Bus bodywork|bodyworks]]:</bdi>


* <bdi>Berkhof Axial</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/British_Independent_Buses_in_the_2000s/aebRDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Axial&pg=PA2005&printsec=frontcover|title=British Independent Buses in the 2000s|last=Stubbings|first=Richard|date=2020-02-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-8620-2|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Berkhof Axial</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/British_Independent_Buses_in_the_2000s/aebRDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Axial&pg=PA2005&printsec=frontcover|title=British Independent Buses in the 2000s|last=Stubbings|first=Richard|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-8620-2|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Berkhof Axial 50</bdi>
* <bdi>Berkhof Axial 50</bdi>
* <bdi>Berkhof Excellence</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Scottish_Citylink_Coaches/uf-3DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Excellence&pg=PT143&printsec=frontcover|title=Scottish Citylink Coaches|last=Devoy|first=David|date=2019-10-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-9148-0|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Northampton_Buses_and_Coaches/mSkFEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Excellence&pg=PT169&printsec=frontcover|title=Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s|last=Cooper|first=Matt|date=2024-05-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-1587-3|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Berkhof Excellence</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Scottish_Citylink_Coaches/uf-3DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Excellence&pg=PT143&printsec=frontcover|title=Scottish Citylink Coaches|last=Devoy|first=David|date=15 October 2019|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-9148-0|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Northampton_Buses_and_Coaches/mSkFEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Berkhof+Excellence&pg=PT169&printsec=frontcover|title=Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s|last=Cooper|first=Matt|date=15 May 2024|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-1587-3|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Algarve</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Northampton_Buses_and_Coaches/mSkFEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Caetano+Algarve&pg=PT64&printsec=frontcover|title=Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s|last=Cooper|first=Matt|date=2024-05-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-1587-3|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Algarve</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Northampton_Buses_and_Coaches/mSkFEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Caetano+Algarve&pg=PT64&printsec=frontcover|title=Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s|last=Cooper|first=Matt|date=15 May 2024|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-1587-3|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Cutlass</bdi><ref>{{Citation|last=Day|first=Stephen|title=Ashalls of Manchester N602CVP Dennis Javelin Caetano Cutlass new to MOD. Sep05|date=2011-01-01|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tcd481j/46761241244/|access-date=2024-11-26|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Zak Nelson|title=Norse 7105 - V668 FPO|date=2013-06-13|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/busesandcoaches/9036681354|access-date=2024-11-26|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Cutlass</bdi><ref>{{Citation|last=Day|first=Stephen|title=Ashalls of Manchester N602CVP Dennis Javelin Caetano Cutlass new to MOD. Sep05|date=1 January 2011|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tcd481j/46761241244/|access-date=26 November 2024|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Zak Nelson|title=Norse 7105 - V668 FPO|date=13 June 2013|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/busesandcoaches/9036681354|access-date=26 November 2024|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Enigma</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Caetano+Enigma&pg=RA1-PT100&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=2023-10-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Enigma</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Caetano+Enigma&pg=RA1-PT100&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=15 October 2023|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Porto</bdi> F<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caetano|url=https://cbwmagazine.com/coaching-rarity-in-the-uk/caetano/|access-date=2024-11-26|website=CBW|language=en-GB|quote=Caetano sold the Algarve and Optimo in large numbers during the 1990s, but one model that didn’t take off was the Porto. It was designed as a budget version of the Algarve for use on express and service work. Unlike the Levante, it didn’t take off and very few entered service in the UK market. Based on a Dennis Javelin chassis, P168ANR is seen at Didcot services whilst working for the MOD in 2009|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Caetano Porto</bdi> F<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caetano|url=https://cbwmagazine.com/coaching-rarity-in-the-uk/caetano/|access-date=26 November 2024|website=CBW|language=en-GB|quote=Caetano sold the Algarve and Optimo in large numbers during the 1990s, but one model that didn’t take off was the Porto. It was designed as a budget version of the Algarve for use on express and service work. Unlike the Levante, it didn’t take off and very few entered service in the UK market. Based on a Dennis Javelin chassis, P168ANR is seen at Didcot services whilst working for the MOD in 2009|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>


* <bdi>Plaxton Excalibur</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=plaxton+excalibur+dennis+javelin&pg=RA1-PT107&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=2023-10-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Excalibur</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=plaxton+excalibur+dennis+javelin&pg=RA1-PT107&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=15 October 2023|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Paramount</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Scottish_Buses_During_Deregulation_Anoth/ucGbDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Paramount&pg=PT113&printsec=frontcover|title=Scottish Buses During Deregulation: Another View|last=Barclay|first=Kenny|date=2019-06-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-8743-8|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Paramount</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Scottish_Buses_During_Deregulation_Anoth/ucGbDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Paramount&pg=PT113&printsec=frontcover|title=Scottish Buses During Deregulation: Another View|last=Barclay|first=Kenny|date=15 June 2019|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-8743-8|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Premiere</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Excalibur&pg=RA1-PT107&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=2023-10-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Premiere</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Coach_Styles_1950s_1990s/Ux_bEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Excalibur&pg=RA1-PT107&printsec=frontcover|title=Coach Styles 1950s–1990s|last=Machin|first=Tim|date=15 October 2023|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0851-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Profile</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Buses_on_the_Western_Isles/pFcuEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Profile&pg=PT155&printsec=frontcover|title=Buses on the Western Isles|last=Walter|first=Richard|date=2021-05-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0455-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>Plaxton Profile</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Buses_on_the_Western_Isles/pFcuEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+Plaxton+Profile&pg=PT155&printsec=frontcover|title=Buses on the Western Isles|last=Walter|first=Richard|date=15 May 2021|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-3981-0455-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>UVG UniStar</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/120_Years_of_Dennis_Buses/JvDUEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+UVG+UniStar&pg=PA1994-IA23&printsec=frontcover|title=120 Years of Dennis Buses|last=Jenkinson|first=Keith A.|date=2023-09-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-6655-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* <bdi>UVG UniStar</bdi><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/120_Years_of_Dennis_Buses/JvDUEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dennis+Javelin+UVG+UniStar&pg=PA1994-IA23&printsec=frontcover|title=120 Years of Dennis Buses|last=Jenkinson|first=Keith A.|date=15 September 2023|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-6655-6|language=en|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>


2,000 Javelins were made, 500 were ordered by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Britain's Buses|volume=6|date=2021|publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|isbn=978 1 802820 096|page=19}}</ref>
2,000 Javelins were made, 500 were ordered by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Britain's Buses|volume=6|date=2021|publisher=[[Key Publishing]]|isbn=978 1 802820 096|page=19}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:28, 26 November 2024

Dennis Javelin
Safeguard Coaches Dennis Javelin with Plaxton Premiere bodywork in January 2009
Overview
ManufacturerDennis
Alexander Dennis
Production1986-2010
Body and chassis
Doors1
Floor typeStep entrance
Powertrain
EngineCummins C series
Cummins ISBe
TransmissionZF
Dimensions
Length8.5 m (27 ft 10+5⁄8 in)
10 m (32 ft 9+3⁄4 in)
11 m (36 ft 1+1⁄8 in)
12 m (39 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Chronology
PredecessorDennis Lancet

The Dennis Javelin[a] was a chassis of a coach. It was made from 1986 to 2010. It was made by Dennis and then Alexander Dennis.

It replaced the Bedford Y series.[1][2]

Bodyworks

The Javelin chassis could be built on the following bodyworks:

  • Berkhof Axial[3]
  • Berkhof Axial 50
  • Berkhof Excellence[4][5]
  • Caetano Algarve[6]
  • Caetano Cutlass[7][8]
  • Caetano Enigma[9]
  • Caetano Porto F[10]
  • Plaxton Excalibur[11]
  • Plaxton Paramount[12]
  • Plaxton Premiere[13]
  • Plaxton Profile[14]
  • UVG UniStar[15]

2,000 Javelins were made, 500 were ordered by the Ministry of Defence.[16]

Exports

In 1996, Australian operator Fearne's Coaches ordered four Javelins with MotorCoach Australia bodywork.[17]

From 1999 to 2005, New Zealand operator Ritchies Coachlines ordered nine Javelins with Designline bodywork and Kiwi Bus Builders bodywork.[18]

Notes

  1. ↑ (later called the Alexander Dennis Javelin)

References

  1. ↑ Low flying Javelin Commercial Motor 17 September 1981 pages 58-61
  2. ↑ Javelin bus breaks out Commercial Motor 24 March 1988
  3. ↑ Stubbings, Richard (15 February 2020). British Independent Buses in the 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8620-2. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Devoy, David (15 October 2019). Scottish Citylink Coaches. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9148-0. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Matt (15 May 2024). Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1587-3. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Matt (15 May 2024). Northampton Buses and Coaches: The 1990s and 2000s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1587-3. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Day, Stephen (1 January 2011), Ashalls of Manchester N602CVP Dennis Javelin Caetano Cutlass new to MOD. Sep05, retrieved 26 November 2024
  8. ↑ Zak Nelson (13 June 2013), Norse 7105 - V668 FPO, retrieved 26 November 2024
  9. ↑ Machin, Tim (15 October 2023). Coach Styles 1950s–1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0851-6. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Caetano". CBW. Retrieved 26 November 2024. Caetano sold the Algarve and Optimo in large numbers during the 1990s, but one model that didn't take off was the Porto. It was designed as a budget version of the Algarve for use on express and service work. Unlike the Levante, it didn't take off and very few entered service in the UK market. Based on a Dennis Javelin chassis, P168ANR is seen at Didcot services whilst working for the MOD in 2009
  11. ↑ Machin, Tim (15 October 2023). Coach Styles 1950s–1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0851-6. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Barclay, Kenny (15 June 2019). Scottish Buses During Deregulation: Another View. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8743-8. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Machin, Tim (15 October 2023). Coach Styles 1950s–1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0851-6. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Walter, Richard (15 May 2021). Buses on the Western Isles. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0455-6. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  15. ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 September 2023). 120 Years of Dennis Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-6655-6. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  16. ↑ Britain's Buses. Vol. 6. Key Publishing. 2021. p. 19. ISBN 978 1 802820 096.
  17. ↑ Fearne's Investments Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  18. ↑ Ritchie's Transport Holdings Australian Bus Fleet Lists

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