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{{short description|Danish articulated bus}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox UK Bus
The '''Leyland-DAB articulated bus'''
Leyland, being a mainly British manufacturer, had also had an overseas manufacturing interest in the Danish manufacturer [[Danish Automobile Building]] (DAB) since 1953, which used a number of Leyland parts in its own bus models. As a continental manufacturer, it had developed its own articulated bus model as an alternative
==National body type==
[[File:20190721-Preserved bus BBZ 6818 (C113 HDT) (cropped).jpg|thumb|A [[South Yorkshire Transport|South Yorkshire]] example, now preserved]]
The first models of 1979 were based on the [[Leyland National]], but were powered by a [[Saurer]] 240 bhp underfloor engine and [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] fully-automatic transmission instead of the Leyland components.<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/3rd-november-1978/25/leylands-national-artic-is-coming Leyland's National artic is coming] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 3 November 1978</ref> Other parts like the axles and the steering mechanism were also from Leyland.
Four of these buses saw extended trials in the United Kingdom with the [[South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive]], (SYPTE) and were demonstrated with other UK operators, with seven purchased by [[British Airways]].<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/15th-december-1979/26/s-yorks-bus-delays-no-fault-of-leyland S Yorks bus delays no fault of Leyland] ''Commercial Motor'' 15 December 1979</ref><ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/17th-january-1981/25/bending-the-flag Bending the flag] ''Commercial Motor'' 17 January 1981</ref><ref name=BLOTW>[http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/index.htm?http://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/list.asp?listname=745&Type=Chassis Leyland DAB Articulated] Bus Lists on the Web</ref>
==DAB body type==
Later deliveries from 1985 employed all Leyland components again, but with DAB designed bodies. This bus saw use in Denmark.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030509161434/http://busexplorer.com/PHP/MidPage.php?id=2258 busexplorer.com] Image of a Leyland-DAB series VII articulated bus of Abildskaus Rutebiler, in Aarhus, Denmark</ref> In the UK, SYPTE bought 13 in 1985.<ref name=BLOTW/><ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/10th-august-1985/16/bendis-back-in-south-yorks Bendis back in South Yorks] ''Commercial Motor'' 10 August 985</ref>
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In 1980, Australian operator [[Darwinbus|Darwin Bus Service]] had a Leyland-DAB bodied by [[Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia]].<ref>[http://www.psv-circle.org.uk/journal/overseas/OJ38.pdf Darwin Bus Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031940/http://www.psv-circle.org.uk/journal/overseas/OJ38.pdf |date=29 November 2014 }} ''Overseas Journal'' April 2008 The PSV Circle</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://busexplorer.com/WorldBus/DanishBus-Text.html busexplorer.com] Chapter 18: Danish Bus Builders, 4.1. DAB▼
==Further reading==
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*[http://www.transpirebus.org.uk/latebendy.aspx The Bending Bus] Chesterfield Bus Society
==External links==
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