The Wright Pathfinder is a low entry and

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built on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis by

Wrightbus Wrightbus is a Northern Ireland based bus manufacturer and a pioneer of the low-floor bus. The company was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and was later run by his son William Wright, until it was acquired in 2019 by British businessman ...

between 1993 and 1995.

History

Of the 95 Pathfinders produced,

London Regional Transport London Regional Transport (LRT) was the organisation responsible for most of the public transport network in London, England, between 1984 and 2000. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and operatio ...

subsidiaries purchased 38 on Dennis Lance chassis and all 30 Scania N113CRLs. They were London's first

low-floor bus A low-floor bus is a bus or trolleybus that has no steps between the ground and the floor of the bus at one or more entrances, and low floor for part or all of the passenger cabin. A bus with a partial low floor may also be referred to as a low ...

es. The first examples were operated by London United on route 120 and CentreWest on route 222.Wright Pathfinder
Bus Lists on the Web Other purchasers (all on Dennis Lances) included

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, London & Country and Northern General. The Pathfinder was succeeded in 1995 by the Axcess-Ultralow.Low price-tag on low-floor bus
''Commercial Motor'' 16 March 1995

References

* Millar, Alan (2007) ''Bus & Coach Recognition'' : Ian Allan Ltd.,

External links

{{Wrightbus, state=collapsed Low-entry buses Low-floor buses Vehicles introduced in 1993

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