Wright Solar Fusion
| Wright Solar Fusion | |
|---|---|
 First Manchester Wright Solar Fusion bodied Scania L94UA at Bolton bus station in November 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 2001-2002 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Low entry |
| Chassis | Scania L94UA |
| Related | Wright Solar |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Scania |
| Capacity | 58 or 59 seated |
| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 17.94 metres |
| Width | 2.50 metres |
| Height | 3.08 metres |
The Wright Solar Fusion was a articulated body of a bus. It had three-axles and it had a low-floor. It was made from 2001 to 2002 by Wrightbus.
The Wright Solar Fusion body was built on the Scania L94UA chassis.[1][2]
Operators
From 2001 to 2002, Nottingham City Transport ordered five Wright Solar Fusions.
In 2001, Go North East ordered four Wright Solar Fusions.[3][4]
From 2001 to 2002, First Manchester ordered one Wright Solar Fusions.
From 2001 to 2002, Doig's of Glasgow ordered one Wright Solar Fusions.[5]
Preservation
Nottingham City Transport donated a Solar Fusion to Nottingham Heritage Vehicles for preservation,[6] and they donated another Solar Fusion to Alderman Pounder Infant School in Chilwell, the school converted the bus into a mobile library.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators (1. publ ed.). Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780711035478.
- ↑ Brown, Stewart J. (2008). Buses Yearbook 2009. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9780711032958.
- ↑ "The Wright Route for Go Ahead". WrightBus. Archived from the original on 9 November 2006.
- ↑ Lyons, Mark (2012). Go-Ahead Group. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9780711036536.
- ↑ Wright Solar Fusion Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ "Ex Nottingham City Transport Scania L94UA Wright Solar Fusion No.704". Nottingham Heritage Vehicles. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "NCT donates bendy bus to primary school". Coach & Bus Week. No. 1164. Peterborough: Emap. 18 November 2014. p. 84. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ Mursell, Joseph (22 September 2015). "Old 'bendy bus' becomes a library at Chilwell school". Notts TV. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
Other websites
Media related to Wright Solar Fusion at Wikimedia Commons