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Wright Renown

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Wright Renown
First Somerset and Avon Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork in Bristol in June 2011
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production1997 - 2002
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
DesignerTrevor Erskine[1]
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisVolvo B10BLE[2][3][4][5]
Powertrain
EngineVolvo DH10A-245
Capacity44 seated
TransmissionZF Ecomat 5HP500
Voith DIWA D851.3
Dimensions
Length11.8m (38 ft 9 in)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Chronology
PredecessorWright Liberator
SuccessorWright Eclipse
Keighley & District Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork in 2009

The Wright Renown is a single-decker body of a bus. It has a low floor. It was made from 1997 to 2002 by Wrightbus.

The Renown body was built on the Volvo B10BLE chassis.[2][3][4][5]

Operators

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In 1997, FirstGroup ordered 112 Wright Renowns for services in Manchester, Bristol, West Yorkshire and Northampton.[6][7]

From 1997 to 2001, Blazefield Group ordered 125 Wright Renowns for its Harrogate, Keighley, Yorkshire Coastliner, Lancashire United and Burnley bus companies.[8][9][10][11]

From 1999 to 2000, Translink of Northern Ireland ordered 90 Wright Renowns, 45 were sent to Citybus of Belfast and 45 were sent to Ulsterbus.[12][13]

Oxford Bus Company Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork in Oxford in 2008

From 1999 to 2000 The Oxford Bus Company ordered Wright Renowns, these were made as dual-door buses (with doors in the middle) to deal with overcrowding in the tourist city.[14]

In 2000, Bus Éireann ordered 20 Wright Renowns.[15]

In 1998, Brighton & Hove ordered 21 Wright Renowns.[16]

In 1999, Arriva ordered 30 Wright Renowns for its Northumbria,[17] West Scotland and The Shires bus companies.

From 1999 to 2000, CMT Buses ordered 18 Wright Renowns.[18][19]

Hutchinson's of Overtown and White of Walls, Shetland ordered Wright Renowns.[20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ "Obituary: Trevor Erskine, Wrights' legendary designer". Buses. No. 781. Stamford: Key Publishing. 19 March 2020. p. 16. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Burt, Walter (2014). Dundee's Trams and Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3472-2. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Beddall, David (2022). Luton's Transport: A Journey Through Time. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-5267-5561-2. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Cooper, Matt (2022). Oxford and South Midland Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1119-6. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 Jenkinson, Keith A. (2023). Leeds Buses Since 2000. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0222-4. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Renown helps disabled". Belfast Telegraph. 8 May 1997. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Morgan, Mike (17 May 1997). "Orders taken for Floline". Coach & Bus Week. No. 269. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Morris, Stephen (July 1997). "Low Renown". Buses. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Barrow, David (2 August 2001). "Trail-blazing in the North West". Coach & Bus Week. No. 485. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "£2m new bus fleet hits road". Lancashire Telegraph. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Newton, Chris (22 October 2020). "A Volvo of Renown". Buses. No. 788. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp. 42–44. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Morton, Robin (17 November 1998). "Bus builder wins new contract". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Savage, Paul (19 April 2023). "Through The Troubles to today". Buses. No. 818. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp. 50–55. Retrieved 5 December 2023. The low floor revolution reached Belfast in 1996 when the first of 50 Volvo B10Ls, with Alexander 'Ultra' bodies hit the streets. Forty-five Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown arrived in 1999-2000, as did six Mercedes-Benz O405N and four O405GN bendybuses.
  14. ↑ Lyons, Mark (30 June 2022). "Oxford Bus Company". The Go-Ahead Group: The First 25 Years. Key Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-80282-082-9. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Buses roll out for Cork route". Belfast Telegraph. 9 August 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Lyons, Mark (30 June 2022). "Brighton & Hove". The Go-Ahead Group: The First 25 Years. Key Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-80282-082-9. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Lidstone, John G. (February 2000). "Fleet News England & Wales". Buses. No. 539. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 42. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  18. ↑ Lidstone, John G. (February 1999). "Fleet News England & Wales". Buses. No. 527. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 41. Retrieved 24 April 2024. The age profile of this fleet continues to drop; the latest additions are 10 Wright Renown B44F-bodied Volvo B10BLEs, S447-56 KCW. These are additional to the existing fleet, which now stands at 72, of which 32 are low-floor.
  19. ↑ "Wright vehicles for CMT". Coach & Bus Week. No. 451. Peterborough: Emap. 30 November 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  20. ↑ "Renown regains Hutchinson hues". Buses. No. 780. Stamford: Key Publishing. 20 February 2020. p. 66.
  21. ↑ "Blue and cream Renown from Shetland isles". Buses. No. 772. Stamford: Key Publishing. 20 June 2019. p. 67. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

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