Wright Consort

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Wright Consort
Front of Wright Consort bodied Leyland Roadrunner G571 PNS.jpg
Front of preserved Wright Consort-bodied Leyland Roadrunner G571 PNS
Overview
Manufacturer Wrightbus
Production1988–1992
Assembly Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep Entrance
Chassis

The Wright Consort was a bus body built by Wrightbus on various chassis from 1988 until 1992. [1] [2]

The bus was available on multiple different chassis such as the Leyland Swift, Iveco Ford, Leyland DAF R-series, Renault Dodge Commando, and Dennis Javelin chassis. [2]

Preservation

Leyland DAF Roadrunner G571 PNS entered service with Strathclyde Regional Council in February 1990 as bus 23189. [3] [4] This bus has since been preserved by the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) [3] and can still be seen at many Bridgeton Bus Garage events to this day.

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References

  1. Versatile Wright body Commercial Motor 7 July 1988
  2. 1 2 Wright's new entrant Commercial Motor 14 July 1988
  3. 1 2 "Stock List - Buses and Coaches". Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. "Bus Lists on the Web". www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.