The Wright Crusader was introduced in 1995, replacing the Wright Handybus. Early Crusaders have tall, square-cornered or gasket side windows and a shallow roofline, similar to their predecessor. Most had a double-curvature windscreen.
Following the construction of one prototype and a demonstrator, the first production batch of Crusaders, on B6LE chassis, were delivered to Mainline in October 1995. The first Dennis Dart SLF Crusaders were delivered to London United in September 1996.[1]
Of the 425 first generation Crusaders produced, 154 were on Dennis Dart SLF chassis and 272 on Volvo B6LE chassis. Travel West Midlands purchased 149 B6LEs, subsidiary Travel Merry Hill took a further 23. GM Buses North purchased 46, while Australian operator ACTION purchased 25 Darts.[1]
Second generation (1999–2002)
The second generation Crusader, known as the Crusader 2, was introduced in 1999 on Volvo B6BLE chassis, the successor to the B6LE. In contrast to early first generation Crusaders, all Crusader 2s have shallower windows with a deeper panel above, bringing them in line with other Wrightbus designs like the Endurance and Pathfinder; some of the later built first generation Crusaders shared this characteristic however, making the two designs indistinguishable except for the different chassis. It retained its double-curvature windscreen.
The first Crusaders 2s were delivered to Mainline in April 1999; the delivery included one rebodied B6LE with prototype Crusader 2 bodywork, as well as nine newly built Crusader 2s. Of the 267 Crusader 2s produced, FirstGroup purchased 86, Arriva 61 and Dublin Bus 52.[2]
Millar, Alan (2007) Bus & Coach Recognition : Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN0-7110-3136-3
External links
Media related to Wright Crusader at Wikimedia Commons Buses portal
January 05, 2023
wright, crusader, single, decker, body, built, dennis, dart, volvo, b6le, volvo, b6ble, chassis, wrightbus, between, 1995, 2002, stagecoach, merseyside, bodied, dennis, dart, liverpool, september, 2007overviewmanufacturerwrightbusproduction1995, 2002assemblyba. The Wright Crusader was a single decker bus body built on Dennis Dart SLF Volvo B6LE and Volvo B6BLE chassis by Wrightbus between 1995 and 2002 Wright CrusaderStagecoach Merseyside Wright Crusader bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Liverpool in September 2007OverviewManufacturerWrightbusProduction1995 2002AssemblyBallymena Northern IrelandBody and chassisDoors1 or 2Floor typeLow floorChassisCrusader Dennis Dart SLFVolvo B6LECrusader 2 Volvo B6BLEPowertrainEngineCummins B Series Dennis Dart SLF Volvo Volvo B6LE Volvo B6BLE ChronologyPredecessorWright HandybusSuccessorWright Cadet Contents 1 First generation 1995 2000 2 Second generation 1999 2002 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksFirst generation 1995 2000 EditThe Wright Crusader was introduced in 1995 replacing the Wright Handybus Early Crusaders have tall square cornered or gasket side windows and a shallow roofline similar to their predecessor Most had a double curvature windscreen Following the construction of one prototype and a demonstrator the first production batch of Crusaders on B6LE chassis were delivered to Mainline in October 1995 The first Dennis Dart SLF Crusaders were delivered to London United in September 1996 1 Of the 425 first generation Crusaders produced 154 were on Dennis Dart SLF chassis and 272 on Volvo B6LE chassis Travel West Midlands purchased 149 B6LEs subsidiary Travel Merry Hill took a further 23 GM Buses North purchased 46 while Australian operator ACTION purchased 25 Darts 1 Second generation 1999 2002 EditThe second generation Crusader known as the Crusader 2 was introduced in 1999 on Volvo B6BLE chassis the successor to the B6LE In contrast to early first generation Crusaders all Crusader 2s have shallower windows with a deeper panel above bringing them in line with other Wrightbus designs like the Endurance and Pathfinder some of the later built first generation Crusaders shared this characteristic however making the two designs indistinguishable except for the different chassis It retained its double curvature windscreen The first Crusaders 2s were delivered to Mainline in April 1999 the delivery included one rebodied B6LE with prototype Crusader 2 bodywork as well as nine newly built Crusader 2s Of the 267 Crusader 2s produced FirstGroup purchased 86 Arriva 61 and Dublin Bus 52 2 Gallery Edit Wright Crusader 2 bodied Volvo B6BLE Wright Crusader bodied Volvo B6LE showing well the original body style with square cornered windows Wright Crusader bodied Dennis Dart SLF rearReferences Edit a b Wright Crusader Bus Lists on the Web Wright Crusader 2 Bus Lists on the Web Millar Alan 2007 Bus amp Coach Recognition Ian Allan Ltd ISBN 0 7110 3136 3External links Edit Media related to Wright Crusader at Wikimedia Commons Buses portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wright Crusader amp oldid 1068056062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
