Wright Solar
| Wright Solar | |
|---|---|
Stagecoach Merseyside Scania L94UB with Wright Solar bodywork in 2013 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 2000–2011 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Low entry |
| Chassis | Scania L94UB Scania K UB |
| Related | Wright Solar Fusion |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Scania |
| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.95 metres |
| Width | 2.50 metres |
| Height | 3.00 metres |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Axcess-Floline |
The Wright Solar is a single-decker body of a bus. It has a low-floor. It was made from 2000 to 2011 by Wrightbus.
The Solar body was built on the Scania L94UB chassis[1][2] and the Scania K UB chassis.[3][4]
Operators
In 2006, Translink ordered 198 Solars,[5]
From 2000 to 2011, Go North East ordered 80 Solars.
From 2003 to 2005, Trentbarton ordered 92 Solars.[6]
Solar Rural
In 2008, Wrightbus made a new bus body called the Solar Rural. It was made for Ulsterbus who wanted a bus to use for rural bus services across Northern Ireland.[7][8]
| Wright Solar Rural interior image |
The Solar Rural had three seats on one side of the bus and had narrower front passenger doors.
The Solar Rural body was built on the Scania K-series chassis.[9]
References
- ↑ Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators (1. publ ed.). Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 87. ISBN 9780711035478.
- ↑ Beddall, David (2022). Luton's Transport: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5559-9.
- ↑ Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators (1. publ ed.). Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 82. ISBN 9780711035478.
- ↑ Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators (1. publ ed.). Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 86. ISBN 9780711035478.
- ↑ "Translink £15million Scania/Wright order". Bus & Coach Professional. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 March 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ Wright Solar Bus Lists on the Web
- ↑ "New buses set to hit rural routes". Belfast Telegraph. 15 December 2008. p. 14. ProQuest 337589976.
- ↑ "Going fleet first with investment drive". Belfast Telegraph. 14 April 2011. p. 42. ProQuest 861763366.
- ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 March 2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4.
Other websites
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