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Wrightbus
Wrightbus is a Northern Irish 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 Jo Bamford. History 1940s to 1970s – Early years Wrightbus was founded in 1946 as Robert Wright & Son Coachbuilders. In its early years it rebodied lorries. In 1978, the company released its first aluminium-structured bus bodywork. 1990s – Breakthrough into bus bodybuilding sector Wright's breakthrough into the mainstream bus bodybuilding sector came in the early 1990s. The Handybus was a midibus body offered on a variety of chassis but was most successful on the emerging Dennis Dart, attracting reasonably-sized orders from a variety of operators including London Buses, Go Ahead Northern, Ulsterbus and Citybus (Belfast). This was followed by a move into the full-size single deck market with the Endeavour which was fitted to Dennis Jav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wrightbus is a Northern Irish 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 (Northern Ireland politician), William Wright, until it was acquired in 2019 by British businessman Jo Bamford. History 1940s to 1970s – Early years Wrightbus was founded in 1946 as Robert Wright & Son Coachbuilders. In its early years it rebodied lorries. In 1978, the company released its first aluminium-structured bus bodywork. 1990s – Breakthrough into bus bodybuilding sector Wright's breakthrough into the mainstream bus bodybuilding sector came in the early 1990s. The Wright Handybus, Handybus was a midibus body offered on a variety of chassis but was most successful on the emerging Dennis Dart, attracting reasonably-sized orders from a variety of operators including London Buses, Go North East, Go Ahead Northern, Ulsterbus and Citybus (Belfast). This was followed by a move into the full-siz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Bamford
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Wright Endeavour
The Wright Endeavour was a high-floor bus body built by Wrightbus from 1992 to 1993. The body was the first in the range of Wrightbus body style which were built until 2013. Only 25 were produced, all on Leyland Tiger chassis for Ulsterbus Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside Belfast. It is part of Translink (Northern Ireland), Translink, the brand name for the subsidiary operating companies of the Northern Ireland Transpor .... References External links Coaches (bus) Vehicles introduced in 1992 Endeavour {{bus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Pathfinder
The Wright Pathfinder was a low entry and low floor single-decker bus body built on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis by Wrightbus between 1993 and 1995. History Of the 95 Pathfinders produced, London Regional Transport subsidiaries purchased 38 on Dennis Lance chassis and all 30 Scania N113CRLs. They were London's first low-floor buses. 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 Badgerline, London & Country and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Handybus
The Wright Handybus was a single-deck bus body built primarily on Dennis Dart chassis by Wrightbus between 1990 and 1995. It was also built on a small number of the higher-floor Leyland Swift chassis. It has a bolted aluminium structure with two windscreen styles. The outward styling was quite plain, with a flat front. Some vehicles had a single-piece flat windscreen whilst others had two, separate, flat windscreens with the glass on the driver's side being raked back, reminiscent of some 1950s single-decker buses and the Leyland Lynx. London Regional Transport was the first and also the largest customer, buying nearly 200 Handybus bodied Dennis Darts. Go-Ahead Northern also bought over 80, and Ulsterbus and Citybus had 40 between them. The Handybus was succeeded in 1995 by the Crusader. Preservation A former London Regional Transport Handybus has been preserved by the London Transport Museum The London Transport Museum (LTM) is a transport museum based in Covent Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Urbanranger
The Wright Endurance was a step-entrance single-decker bus body on Scania N113 and on Volvo B10B chassis by Wrightbus between 1992 and 1997. Design The Wright Endurance was unveiled in November 1991 as the company's first single-decker 'city bus' body, having previously specialised on coach and midibus bodies. It was the early basis of a Wright body suitable for a low-floor bus chassis, with the bodywork constructed with an Alusuisse bolted aluminium frame onto the chassis. The Endurance featured a low step at the entrance door, capable of being lowered to at the kerbside via the 'kneeling' function of the chassis, supplemented with the fitting of a manual extendable ramp for wheelchair users. Design cues from the Endurance would be replicated on Wright's Endeavour coach body, with 25 built exclusively for Ulsterbus express services in 1992 on the Leyland Tiger chassis, as well as future Wright bus bodies through to the early‑2000s. Related designs Endurance-style bodyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wright (Northern Ireland Politician)
Sir William Thompson Wright, (September 1927 – 24 July 2022) was a Northern Irish business owner and Unionist politician. Early life Wright grew up in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s, when he joined his father's company, the vehicle body building business Robert Wright & Son.Company History , The Wright Group Politics In the 1970s, Wright joined the and was elected as its Chairman. He stood for the party in North Antrim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Cityranger
The Wright Endurance was a step-entrance single-decker bus body on Scania N113 and on Volvo B10B chassis by Wrightbus between 1992 and 1997. Design The Wright Endurance was unveiled in November 1991 as the company's first single-decker 'city bus' body, having previously specialised on coach and midibus bodies. It was the early basis of a Wright body suitable for a low-floor bus chassis, with the bodywork constructed with an Alusuisse bolted aluminium frame onto the chassis. The Endurance featured a low step at the entrance door, capable of being lowered to at the kerbside via the 'kneeling' function of the chassis, supplemented with the fitting of a manual extendable ramp for wheelchair users. Design cues from the Endurance would be replicated on Wright's Endeavour coach body, with 25 built exclusively for Ulsterbus express services in 1992 on the Leyland Tiger chassis, as well as future Wright bus bodies through to the early‑2000s. Related designs Endurance-style bodyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Endurance
The Wright Endurance was a step-entrance single-decker bus body on Scania N113 and on Volvo B10B chassis by Wrightbus between 1992 and 1997. Design The Wright Endurance was unveiled in November 1991 as the company's first single-decker 'city bus' body, having previously specialised on coach and midibus bodies. It was the early basis of a Wright body suitable for a low-floor bus chassis, with the bodywork constructed with an Alusuisse bolted aluminium frame onto the chassis. The Endurance featured a low step at the entrance door, capable of being lowered to at the kerbside via the 'kneeling' function of the chassis, supplemented with the fitting of a manual extendable ramp for wheelchair users. Design cues from the Endurance would be replicated on Wright's Endeavour coach body, with 25 built exclusively for Ulsterbus express services in 1992 on the Leyland Tiger chassis, as well as future Wright bus bodies through to the early‑2000s. Related designs Endurance-style bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citybus (Belfast)
Metro is the trading name for bus company Citybus in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a subsidiary of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, within the common management structure of Translink, along with Ulsterbus and Northern Ireland Railways. History Bus services began in Belfast under the Belfast Corporation Transport Department. For a time in the early 1950s, these buses ran alongside both the tram and trolleybus networks run by the corporation until these networks were eventually abandoned, and like most mainland operators, Belfast Corporation ran a mixture of single deck and double-decker buses. The Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company acquired the operations of the Transport Department in 1970, and in 1973, the Transport Department was renamed to Belfast Citybus and was integrated with fellow NITHC company Ulsterbus, with both companies being managed by Werner Heubeck. Citybus drivers and their buses were often caught in the crossfire of rioting and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymena
Ballymena ( ; from , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 31,205 people at the 2021 United Kingdom census, making it the List of localities in Northern Ireland by population, seventh largest town in Northern Ireland by population. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim. The town was built on the Braid River, on land given to the Adair family by Charles I of England, King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a Saturday market in perpetuity. Surrounding villages are Cullybackey, Ahoghill, Broughshane, and Kells, County Antrim, Kells-Connor. History Early history The recorded history of the Ballymena area dates to the Early Christian Ireland, Early Christian period, from the fifth to the seventh centuries. Ringforts are found in the townland of Ballykeel, and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. There are a number of souterrains with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside Belfast. It is part of Translink (Northern Ireland), Translink, the brand name for the subsidiary operating companies of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, which also includes Northern Ireland Railways and Metro (Belfast), Metro Belfast. History Ulsterbus was founded in 1967 with the creation of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, replacing the former Ulster Transport Authority. The founding of Ulsterbus coincided with the beginnings of The Troubles, a conflict which intensified throughout the 1970s and 1980s and often saw Ulsterbus buses and employees caught in the crossfire. Drivers would often face hijackings, assaults and robberies while operating Ulsterbus services, their buses being turned into burning barricades or occasionally being bombed. Four Ulsterbus employees were killed in the 1972 Bloody Friday (1972), Bloody Friday bombings when an IRA bomb exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
