Wright Eclipse
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The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister design the Solar, were named for a solar eclipse which was visible in the UK in 1999, the year of its introduction.
Wright Eclipse | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
Production | 1999–2019 |
Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
Body and chassis | |
Doors | 1 or 2 |
Floor type | Low floor/low entry Step-entrance (Eclipse SchoolRun) |
Chassis | Volvo B7L Volvo B7RLE Volvo B7R Volvo B8RLE |
Related | Wright Eclipse Fusion Wright Eclipse Gemini |
Powertrain | |
Engine | D7C (B7L) D7A/D7B/D7C/D7E (B7R) D7C/D7E (B7RLE) D8K (B8RLE) |
Transmission | Voith ZF Friedrichshafen |
Dimensions | |
Length | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in) 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Wright Renown |
Successor | Wright GB Hawk |
The Eclipse was launched in 1999 on Volvo B7L chassis and, in 2003, the body was made available on the more popular Volvo B7RLE chassis. A coach version, the Eclipse SchoolRun, was later launched on high floor Volvo B7R chassis. In November 2008, Wright unveiled the Eclipse 2 at that year's Euro Bus Expo, with front and rear ends facelifted to match the Wright StreetCar. In 2015, the Eclipse 3 was launched on Volvo B8RLE chassis, the successor to the B7RLE. Production of the Eclipse has been suspended as Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.[1]
Over 2,100 Eclipses were built, with FirstGroup the largest customer.[2] A double-decker version of the Eclipse is also available, known as the Wright Eclipse Gemini, and formerly also an articulated version, the Wright Eclipse Fusion.