Wright Crusader
| Wright Crusader | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 1995-2002 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Designer | Trevor Erskine |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis |
|
| Related | Wright Pathfinder |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins B Series (Dennis Dart SLF) Volvo (Volvo B6LE/Volvo B6BLE) |
| Capacity | 51-63 passengers |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 9.4–10.8 metres (31–35 ft) |
| Width | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Height | 2.95 metres (9 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Handybus |
| Successor | Wright Cadet |
The Wright Crusader was a single-decker body of a midibus. It had a low-floor. It was built from 1995 and 2002 by Wrightbus.
The Crusader body was built on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis,[3][4][5] Volvo B6LE chassis[6][7][8] and Volvo B6BLE chassis.[9][10][11]
First generation (1995–2000)
[change | change source]The first generation Crusader was made from 1995 to 2000. It had a low-floor.
The Crusader body could be built on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis[3][4][5] and the Volvo B6LE chassis.[6][7][8]
Operators
[change | change source]United Kingdom
[change | change source]In 1996, Mainline Buses ordered ten Volvo B6LEs with Crusader 1 bodywork.[12]
In 1996, London United ordered eight Dennis Dart SLFs with Crusader 1 bodywork.[13][14]
Travel Merry Hill ordered 149 Volvo B6LEs with Crusader 1 bodywork.[15][16]
GM Buses North ordered 46 Volvo B6LEs with Crusader 1 bodywork.
Australia
[change | change source]In 1997, ACTION of Canberra, Australia, ordered 25 Dennis Dart SLFs with Crusader bodywork.[17][18]
Second generation (1999–2002)
[change | change source]The second generation Crusader was made from 1999 to 2002. It had a low-floor.
The Crusader body could be built on the Volvo B6BLE chassis.[9][10][11]
The Crusader 1 and 2 looked the same, the only small difference was that Crusader 2s had shallower windows with a deeper panel above.
Operators
[change | change source]United Kingdom
[change | change source]In 1999, Mainline ordered nine Volvo B6BLEs with Crusader 2 bodywork.
FirstGroup ordered eighty-six Volvo B6BLEs with Crusader 2 bodywork.
Arriva ordered sixty-one Volvo B6BLEs with Crusader 2 bodywork.
Dublin Bus ordered fifty-two Volvo B6BLEs with Crusader 2 bodywork.[19]
Gallery
[change | change source]-
Avon Buses Volvo B6LE with Wright Crusader bodywork made with bonded windows -
Volvo B6BLE with Wright Crusader 2 bodywork -
Dennis Dart SLF with Wright Crusader bodywork rear
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Morgan, Mike (29 June 1996). "A Wright Crusader". Coach & Bus Week. No. 224. Peterborough: Emap. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ Jones, Stuart (14 April 1995). "Wright Crusader Volvo B6LE: The passenger accessible bus becomes more operator accessible". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 302. Spalding. pp. 39–41. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ingham, Simon (15 February 2025). Edwards Coaches: A Hundred Years. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-2358-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cooper, Matt (15 August 2022). Oxford and South Midland Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 March 2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jenkinson, Keith A. (15 March 2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Stubbings, Richard (15 August 2024). Buses of Devon and Cornwall: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1743-3.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Berry, Howard (15 May 2021). Volvo Buses and Coaches. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7609-8.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Devoy, David (15 September 2015). Lanarkshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5250-4.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Poole, Scott (15 April 2024). First West Yorkshire Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9727-7.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Horrex, Peter (15 July 2018). The English Bus Scene Since 1990. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7784-2.
- ↑ "Sheffield's lowfloors in service". Coach & Bus Week. No. 194. Peterborough: Emap. 18 November 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "Fleet Additions". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 404. Spalding: Glen-Holland Ltd. 11 April 1997. p. 48.
- ↑ Morgan, Mike (27 July 1996). "In the Wright direction". Coach & Bus Week. No. 228. Peterborough: Emap. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ Williams, Mark (16 October 1997). "TWM: orders for over 200 lowfloors". Coach & Bus Week. No. 291. Peterborough: Emap. p. 14. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ Jarosz, Andrew (8 January 1998). "TWM orders over 100 more lowfloors". Coach & Bus Week. No. 302. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Crusaders for Australia". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 402. Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited. 28 March 1997.
- ↑ "Wright Buses for Canberra". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 403. Spalding: Glen-Holland Limited. 4 April 1997. p. 2.
Further to last week's story about the order from Action Bus of Canberra, Australia for Wright Crusader low floor midibuses on Dennis Dart SLF chassis, Wright's has informed us that the current order is for 25 buses worth £1.5 million.
- ↑ Wright Crusader 2 Bus Lists on the Web
Other websites
[change | change source]
Media related to Wright Crusader at Wikimedia Commons