Low-floor articulated bus body on Volvo B7LA chassis
Motor vehicle
Wright Eclipse Fusion
First Somerset & Avon Wright Eclipse Fusion bodied Volvo B7LA in Bath in September 2013
Overview
Manufacturer
Wrightbus
Production
1999–2005
Assembly
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors
2 or 3
Floor type
Low floor
Chassis
Volvo B7LA
Related
Wright Eclipse
Powertrain
Engine
Volvo D7C
Transmission
ZF Friedrichshafen
Dimensions
Length
17.95 m
Width
2.50 m
Height
3.00 m
Chronology
Predecessor
Wright Fusion
Successor
Wright StreetCar
The Wright Eclipse Fusion was a low floor articulated single-decker bus body built on the Volvo B7LA chassis by Wrightbus. It was the articulated version of the Wright Eclipse, succeeding the Wright Fusion.
Of the 88 produced, the FirstGroup took delivery of 67 Wright Eclipse Fusions between 2000 and 2005, with the majority entering service with First Aberdeen, First West of England for services in Bath and First West Yorkshire for services in Bradford, with smaller fleets delivered to First Hampshire & Dorset and First Glasgow.[1] The other 21 Fusions were delivered to Dublin Bus in 2000.[2]
In October 2001, two Wright Eclipse Fusions were sent from First Hampshire & Dorset to First London's Greenford garage to operate a six-month trial on route 207. One was painted into First London's fleet livery during this period. No orders resulted from the trial and the Fusions were returned a year later.[3]
The FirstGroup would later partner with Wrightbus in developing the Wright StreetCar, which is built on a modified version of the chassis used for the Eclipse Fusion. Most of the Eclipse Fusions are similar in appearance to its Wrightbus single deckers with the arched roof.
^"Massive two-year order for First". Bus & Coach Professional. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^"Ballymena's new people carrier". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London Bendy Bus. Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-1-78383-172-2. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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