Wright Pathfinder

Wright Pathfinder
Arriva North West & Wales Scania N113CRL with Wright Pathfinder bodywork in St Helens
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production1993 - 1995
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
Low entry
ChassisDennis Lance SLF
Scania N113CRL
Powertrain
EngineCummins (Dennis Lance SLF)
Scania (Scania N113CRL)
Capacity31 to 42 seated
Dimensions
Length11.95 metres
Width2.50 metres
Height3.00 metres
Chronology
SuccessorWright Axcess-Ultralow

The Wright Pathfinder was a single-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was made from 1993 to 1995 by Wrightbus.

The Pathfinder body was built on the Dennis Lance SLF chassis and the Scania N113CRL chassis.

In 1995, the Pathfinder was replaced with the Wright Axcess-Ultralow.

Operators

From 1993 to 1995, London Regional Transport ordered 38 Dennis Lance SLFs and 30 Scania N113CRLs with Pathfinder bodywork. They were London's first low-floor buses. They were used on London routes 120 and on 222.

From 1993 to 1995, Badgerline, London & Country and Northern General ordered Dennis Lance SLFs with Pathfinder bodywork.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wright launches single-door Pathfinder Commercial Motor 14 April 1994
  2. 1 2 First Bus handbook. British Bus Publishing. 2008. p. 106. ISBN 9781904875185.
  3. 1 2 Lyons, Mark (2012). Go Ahead Group. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9780711036536.
  4. 1 2 Jenkinson, Keith A. (2020). Wrightbus: From 1946 to New Horizons. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0389-4. Retrieved 10 February 2025.[better source needed]
  5. ↑ "The Model Page" Bus & Coach Preservation February 2018 page 64
  6. ↑ Low price-tag on low-floor bus Commercial Motor 16 March 1995
  7. ↑ "A Scania returns" Bus & Coach Preservation March 2017 page 46
  8. 1 2 Wright Pathfinder Bus Lists on the Web

Other websites

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