Wright Axcess
| Wright Axcess | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Preserved First Midland Bluebird Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodywork in Kirkby Stephen in 2024 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 1995–2001 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Designer | Trevor Erskine[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Low entry |
| Chassis |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Capacity | 47 seated |
| Transmission | ZF Ecomat 4HP500 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11.90 m (39 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Endurance Wright Pathfinder |
| Successor | Wright Solar |
The Wright Axcess was a series of two single-decker bodies of buses. They had low-floors. They were made from 1995 to 2001 by Wrightbus.
The Axcess-Ultralow body was built on the Scania L113CRL chassis.[2][3][4][5][6]
The Axcess-Floline was built on the Scania L94UB chassis.[2][7][8]
Axcess-Ultralow
From 1995 to 1997, Wrightbus made a body of a bus called the Axcess-Ultralow. It had a low-floor.
The Axcess-Ultralow body was built on the Scania L113CRL chassis.[2][3][4][5][6]
In 1997, the Axcess-Ultralow was replaced with the Axcess-Floline.[9]
Operators
From 1997 to 2001, FirstBus ordered 242 Scania L94UBs with Axcess-Floline bodywork.[10]
Axcess-Floline
From 1997 to 2001, Wrightbus made an improved body of a bus called the Axcess-Floline. It had a low-floor.
The Axcess-Floline body was built on the Scania L94UB chassis.[2][7][8]
The improvements were that it had one step instead of two steps to the back of the bus.[10]
In 2000, the Axcess-Floline was replaced with the low-floor Wright Solar.[1]
Wright Axcess Media
First Chester & The Wirral Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94UB in Liverpool in June 2007
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Obituary: Trevor Erskine, Wrights' legendary designer". Buses (Stamford: Key Publishing) (781): 16. 19 March 2020. https://www.keybuses.com/article/trevor-erskine-wrights-legendary-designer. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Miller, Alan. Bus and Coach Recognition (2007)Ian Allan Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 9780711031364.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Moth, David. Buses in Essex in the 21st Century (in en) (15 February 2025)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1985-7. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Berry, Howard. Scania Buses and Coaches (in en) (15 June 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7471-1. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jenkinson, Keith A.. Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons (in en) (15 March 2020)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jenkinson, Keith A.. York Buses Since Deregulation (in en) (15 March 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9705-5. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Berry, Howard. Scania Buses and Coaches (in en) (15 June 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7471-1. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Beeton, Cliff. Potteries Motor Traction (in en) (15 December 2021)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0867-7. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ Berry, Howard. Scania Buses and Coaches (in en) (15 June 2022)Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7471-1. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Morris, Stephen; Lamb, Philip (December 1997). "Scania's new 4 series". Buses (Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing) (513): xi. https://archive.org/details/buses-issue513/page/n38/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
Other websites
Media related to Wright Axcess-Ultralow at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Wright Axcess-Floline at Wikimedia Commons