Wright Fusion
First Manchester Wright Fusion bodied Volvo B10LA in Bolton in July 2008
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production1998 - 1999
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors2 or 3
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolvo B10LA
RelatedWright Liberator
Powertrain
EngineVolvo
Capacity140 (55 seated, 85 standing)
Chronology
SuccessorWright Eclipse Fusion

The Wright Fusion was a low floor tri-axle articulated single-decker bus body built on the Volvo B10LA chassis by Wrightbus from 1998 until 1999. It was the articulated version of the Wright Liberator.

All 40 were purchased by the FirstGroup for its Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester subsidiaries.[1] In October 2001, four were sent from Glasgow to First London's Greenford garage to operate a six month trial on route 207.[2]

Later Wrightbus models also used the Fusion name, but in conjunction with the name of the equivalent full-size rigid single-decker. These were the Solar Fusion on the Scania L94UA chassis, and the Eclipse Fusion on the Volvo B7LA.

References

  1. ^ Morton, Robin (17 November 1998). "Bus builder wins new contract". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London Bendy Bus. Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-1-78383-172-2. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

External links

Media related to Wright Fusion at Wikimedia Commons


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