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The Dennis Jubilant was a front engined double decker bus chassis manufactured by Dennis between 1977 and 1981. It was specifically designed for contemporary operating environment (hilly roads and "one-man-operation" with a farebox) in Hong Kong. The chassis design featured a set-back front axle, which enabled the front door to be located in front of the front axle, and a strengthened chassis frame. It could be fitted with Gardner 6LXB engine and Voith DIWA 851 automatic gearbox. ==The orders== Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) received four Dennis Jubilant prototypes for evaluation, they were fitted with KMB's own bodywork (utilising parts from British Aluminium Company) and entered service in 1977/78.〔(Hong Kong seeks trad deckers ) ''Commercial Motor'' 11 November 1977〕 After the trial of the prototypes, KMB introduced 209 Jubilants with Alexander KB bodywork between 1979 and 1981, and 150 Jubilants with Duple Metsec bodywork between 1981 and 1982.〔(Luxurious deckers ) ''Commercial Motor'' 8 December 1978〕〔(KMB sees double ) ''Commercial Motor'' 1 November 1980〕〔(Taking the lid off buses in boxes ) ''Commercial Motor'' 9 May 1981〕〔"Hong Kong Buses Part 3: Kowloon Motor Bus" ''Fleetline'' issue 249 July 1997 page 119〕 China Motor Bus (CMB) in Hong Kong ordered 30 Dennis Jubilants with Alexander CB bodywork, they entered service in 1980.〔(Dennis Jubilant ) Bus Lists on the Web〕 One Jubilant chassis was delivered to Cape Town, South Africa and was fitted with bodywork supplied by Bus Bodies (South Africa) Limited. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Jubilant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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