The body was mainly built for the United Kingdom bus market, with Alexander primarily marketing the Dash towards smaller independent bus operators,[2] although one example with a
Volvo B6R chassis and air-conditioning was shipped to
Hong Kong in January 1995 for use by
Citybus as a demonstrator; this was later returned to the United Kingdom, where it entered service with
Stagecoach Devon.[3] Early Dashes were delivered with V-shaped windscreens, single headlights and a square vented grille.
In 1995, the Alexander Dash received a frontal facelift. The facelift, aimed at improving accessibility, also featured a longer front grille with badging in the shape of a
saltire, twin headlights and foglamps beside the grille, and a horizontal windscreen with an option for a heated windscreen.
Yorkshire Rider, under the ownership of the
Badgerline Group, took delivery of the first 50 facelifted Dashes on Dennis Dart chassis in early 1995.[4] Other deliveries of the facelifted Dash-bodied Dart to Badgerline's successor
FirstBus included six Darts for
First Grampian in early 1996,[5][6] and six Darts for
First Greater Manchester.[citation needed]
The only London bus operators to take delivery of the Dash were
Capital Citybus and
Stagecoach Holdings' London subsidiaries, the latter being bodied on the Dennis Dart chassis. The first 27 pre-facelift Dashes were delivered to
East London for services in
Barking and
Romford in November 1995,[7] with another 39 post-facelift examples being delivered to
Selkent for services in
Bromley,
Catford and
Plumstead throughout 1996.[8] These had a short service life, being withdrawn between 1998 and 1999 and disposed to other Stagecoach operations.[9]
The Dash was superseded by the
low floorAlexander ALX200 in 1996–1997 with a more rounded roof dome and plastic mouldings under the windscreen to make it deeper having made on the
Dennis Dart SLF and the
Volvo B6LE chassis.
^Li, Hanhua (18 July 2018).
香港空調巴士漫遊 [Hong Kong air-conditioned bus tour] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Zhonghua Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. pp. 38–39.
ISBN978-988-8513-52-9. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
The body was mainly built for the United Kingdom bus market, with Alexander primarily marketing the Dash towards smaller independent bus operators,[2] although one example with a
Volvo B6R chassis and air-conditioning was shipped to
Hong Kong in January 1995 for use by
Citybus as a demonstrator; this was later returned to the United Kingdom, where it entered service with
Stagecoach Devon.[3] Early Dashes were delivered with V-shaped windscreens, single headlights and a square vented grille.
In 1995, the Alexander Dash received a frontal facelift. The facelift, aimed at improving accessibility, also featured a longer front grille with badging in the shape of a
saltire, twin headlights and foglamps beside the grille, and a horizontal windscreen with an option for a heated windscreen.
Yorkshire Rider, under the ownership of the
Badgerline Group, took delivery of the first 50 facelifted Dashes on Dennis Dart chassis in early 1995.[4] Other deliveries of the facelifted Dash-bodied Dart to Badgerline's successor
FirstBus included six Darts for
First Grampian in early 1996,[5][6] and six Darts for
First Greater Manchester.[citation needed]
The only London bus operators to take delivery of the Dash were
Capital Citybus and
Stagecoach Holdings' London subsidiaries, the latter being bodied on the Dennis Dart chassis. The first 27 pre-facelift Dashes were delivered to
East London for services in
Barking and
Romford in November 1995,[7] with another 39 post-facelift examples being delivered to
Selkent for services in
Bromley,
Catford and
Plumstead throughout 1996.[8] These had a short service life, being withdrawn between 1998 and 1999 and disposed to other Stagecoach operations.[9]
The Dash was superseded by the
low floorAlexander ALX200 in 1996–1997 with a more rounded roof dome and plastic mouldings under the windscreen to make it deeper having made on the
Dennis Dart SLF and the
Volvo B6LE chassis.
^Li, Hanhua (18 July 2018).
香港空調巴士漫遊 [Hong Kong air-conditioned bus tour] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Zhonghua Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. pp. 38–39.
ISBN978-988-8513-52-9. Retrieved 3 January 2023.