Wright Eclipse Fusion
| Wright Eclipse Fusion | |
|---|---|
First Somerset & Avon Volvo B7LA with Wright Eclipse Fusion bodywork in Bath in September 2013 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 1999–2005 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Volvo B7LA[1][2][3] |
| Related | Wright Eclipse |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Volvo D7C |
| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 17.95 m |
| Width | 2.50 m |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Fusion |
| Successor | Wright StreetCar |
The Wright Eclipse Fusion was a articulated single-decker body of a bus. It had three-axles and it had a low floor. It was made from 1999 to 2005 by Wrightbus.
The Eclipse Fusion body was built on the Volvo B7LA chassis.[1][2][3]
Operators
From 2000 to 2005, First Glasgow, First West Yorkshire and First Hampshire & Dorset[4] ordered 37 Eclipse Fusions.
In 2000, Dublin Bus ordered 21 Eclipse Fusions for services in Northern Ireland.[5]
In October 2001, two Eclipse Fusions were sent from First Hampshire & Dorset to First London to operate a six-month trial on route 207.[6][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poole, Scott (2024). First West Yorkshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9727-7. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Beddall, David (2020). London's Low-floor Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0120-3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Berry, Howard (2021). Volvo Buses and Coaches. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7609-8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ "Massive two-year order for First". Bus & Coach Professional. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "Ballymena's new people carrier". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London Bendy Bus. Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-1-78383-172-2. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
Other websites
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