Wright Handybus
| Wright Handybus | |
|---|---|
 West Midlands Travel Dennis Dart with Handybus bodywork in 1995 with flat driver's windscreen | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 1990 - 1995 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Chassis | Dennis Dart Leyland Swift |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins B Series (Dennis Dart) |
| Capacity | 29 to 37 seated |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in), 9 m (29 ft 6 in) and 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)[source?] |
| Height | 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Wright Crusader |
The Wright Handybus was a single-deck body of a bus, It had a step-entrance. It was made from 1990 to 1995 by Wrightbus.
The Handybus body was built on the Dennis Dart chassis and the Leyland Swift chassis.
In 1995, the Handybus was replaced by the Crusader.
Operators
London Regional Transport ordered nearly 200 Dennis Darts with Handybus bodies.
Preservation
A London Regional Transport Handybus has been preserved by the London Transport Museum, Acton.
References
- ↑ Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Stubbings, Richard (2024). Buses of Devon and Cornwall: Past and Present. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1743-3. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Beeton, Cliff (2023). Independent Buses Around Stoke-on-Trent. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1366-4. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Devoy, David (2017). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire Independents. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7447-6. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Stubbings, Richard (2019). British Independent Buses in the 1990s. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8612-7. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Wright midi boosts jobs Commercial Motor 1 November 1990
- ↑ Gold Arrow remembered at LBM heritage running day Buses issue 752 November 2017 page 10
- ↑ Dennis Dart: the first Generation Archived 2021-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Ian's Bus Stop
- ↑ Go-Ahead goes for Handybus Commercial Motor 3 October 1991
- ↑ Wrightbus hands over Gold Arrow Bus & Coach Buyer 24 March 2016
Other websites
Media related to Wright Handybus at Wikimedia Commons