Wright Pathfinder
| Wright Pathfinder | |
|---|---|
 Arriva North West & Wales Scania N113CRL with Wright Pathfinder bodywork in St Helens | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 1993 - 1995 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor Low entry |
| Chassis | Dennis Lance SLF[1][2][3] Scania N113CRL[4] |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins (Dennis Lance SLF) Scania (Scania N113CRL) |
| Capacity | 31 to 42 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.95 metres |
| Width | 2.50 metres |
| Height | 3.00 metres |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Wright Axcess-Ultralow |
The Wright Pathfinder was a single-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was made from 1993 to 1995 by Wrightbus.[1][5]
The Pathfinder body was built on the Dennis Lance SLF chassis[1][2][3] and the Scania N113CRL chassis.[4]
In 1995, the Pathfinder was replaced with the Wright Axcess-Ultralow.[6]
Operators
From 1993 to 1995, London Regional Transport ordered 38 Dennis Lance SLFs and 30 Scania N113CRLs with Pathfinder bodywork. They were London's first low-floor buses. They were used on London routes 120 and on 222.[7][8]
From 1993 to 1995, Badgerline, London & Country and Northern General ordered Dennis Lance SLFs with Pathfinder bodywork.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Wright launches single-door Pathfinder Commercial Motor 14 April 1994
- 1 2 First Bus handbook. British Bus Publishing. 2008. p. 106. ISBN 9781904875185.
- 1 2 Lyons, Mark (2012). Go Ahead Group. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780711036536.
- 1 2 Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "The Model Page" Bus & Coach Preservation February 2018 page 64
- ↑ Low price-tag on low-floor bus Commercial Motor 16 March 1995
- ↑ "A Scania returns" Bus & Coach Preservation March 2017 page 46
- 1 2 Wright Pathfinder Bus Lists on the Web
- Millar, Alan (2007) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0-7110-3136-3
Other websites
Media related to Wright Pathfinder at Wikimedia Commons