(22 Oct 2019, 3:28 pm)Stanleyone wrote Bamford bus company complete deal for wrightbus. 60 staff retained by administrators are transferred to new company and recruitment to commence within weeks.

"recruitment to commence within weeks" doesn't give much confidence that the virtually-complete vehicles in the factory are going to be released particularly soon .....

(22 Oct 2019, 5:44 pm)Ianthegoon wrote

"recruitment to commence within weeks" doesn't give much confidence that the virtually-complete vehicles in the factory are going to be released particularly soon .....

Depends really on what those 60 staff have been working on.

I think what really stands out, is that Bamford already had dealings with Wrightbus prior to the problems this year.

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/may/world-first-hydrogen-double-decker-buses-to-help-tackle-london-s-toxic-air

According to one source... https://www.irishnews.com/news/2019/10/12/news/as-jcb-heir-s-son-takes-wrightbus-reins-how-many-jobs-can-be-saved--1736870/

He left JCB in January after 14 years to set up another company called Ryse, which provides hydrogen refuelling to buses, and had already had links with Wrightbus, with their joint venture securing a 10-year contract from Transport for London to convert 20 buses to run on hydrogen.

(24 May 2020, 6:30 pm)TEN 6083 wrote https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-05-21/wrightbus-announces-redundancies-and-job-losses-at-ballymena-site/

Wrightbus announces 125 job losses - including 35 redundancies - at Ballymena site


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(24 May 2020, 8:32 pm)Malarkey wrote I know covid 19 hasn't helped but you have to feel for Wrightbus employees for what they've been through over the past 18 months or so, I think they'll complete the current orders which are months behind now and then wind up the business.

(24 May 2020, 9:00 pm)L469 YVK wrote If WrightBus couldn't complete GNE's orders for any reason, would GNE be insured to then either get their money back and perhaps order vehicles elsewhere?

(24 May 2020, 8:32 pm)Malarkey wrote I know covid 19 hasn't helped but you have to feel for Wrightbus employees for what they've been through over the past 18 months or so, I think they'll complete the current orders which are months behind now and then wind up the business.

(17 Feb 2021, 3:41 pm)cainebj wrote Photos have started to appear on Flickr of the new prototype single deck bus, currently on trials in Ipswich.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dartspryte2018/50952169518/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/186424735@N03/50952044958/

(17 Feb 2021, 4:57 pm)MichealAaron wrote Whats the chance Go North East order some of them

(17 Feb 2021, 7:37 pm)mb134 wrote 3 speed Voith box seems strange, especially coupled with the OM936 engine. Would have thought that, since it seems to be designed for more heavy duty work, they'd have put a 6-speed ZF Ecolife in there.

Mind I'm not sure I get the excitement surrounding it. It's a heavy duty single deck which, according to operators, isn't required? Or have they realised that Streetlites and 4-cyl E200s aren't all they made them out to be?

(17 Feb 2021, 8:42 pm)streetdeckfan wrote 3 speeds are still a thing?!

Assuming it's based on the same chassis as the StreetDeck, there should be no reason for it to not come with the same drivetrain options.

Do we actually know much about the underpinnings of it?

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(17 Feb 2021, 9:10 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote It reminds me of this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=wright+eclipse+3&client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGnurw6fHuAhU3QEEAHdRJCfkQ_AUoAXoECBcQAQ&biw=712&bih=1138#imgrc=0lenYMQpWJ3ogM

(17 Feb 2021, 9:57 pm)Malarkey wrote Bodywork is no different to that of the Wrightbus Volvo B8RLE's  which Lothian Buses have, just an alternate chassis option given the success they've had with orders on the Double Deck variant.

(17 Feb 2021, 9:57 pm)Malarkey wrote Bodywork is no different to that of the Wrightbus Volvo B8RLE's  which Lothian Buses have, just an alternate chassis option given the success they've had with orders on the Double Deck variant.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:04 pm)Storx wrote They remind me of the Transbus Enviro 300 designwise though.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:14 pm)mb134 wrote In terms of design I much prefer the Evora bodywork Lothian have on their new batch of B8s, the Lothian livery possibly helps given it is quite angular itself mind.

https://flic.kr/p/2kCh6Kb
https://flic.kr/p/2kzPatz

That said, I think I prefer both the Wright bodywork and the MCV one to the E200 MMC at this point, and both are substantially better looking than a Streetlite.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:33 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I personally think the E200 MMC is one of the ugliest single deckers, not quite as bad as the gormless ALX200, but the asymmetric front end just looks like it's having a stroke.

I think the StreetLite is alright, it's not the best, but it's pretty inoffensive. 

Like I said, I'm still on the fence about Wright's 'stealth' single deckers, the destination blind sticks out too much for my liking

(17 Feb 2021, 11:14 pm)mb134 wrote In terms of design I much prefer the Evora bodywork Lothian have on their new batch of B8s, the Lothian livery possibly helps given it is quite angular itself mind.

https://flic.kr/p/2kCh6Kb
https://flic.kr/p/2kzPatz

That said, I think I prefer both the Wright bodywork and the MCV one to the E200 MMC at this point, and both are substantially better looking than a Streetlite.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:33 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I personally think the E200 MMC is one of the ugliest single deckers, not quite as bad as the gormless ALX200, but the asymmetric front end just looks like it's having a stroke.

I think the StreetLite is alright, it's not the best, but it's pretty inoffensive. 

Like I said, I'm still on the fence about Wright's 'stealth' single deckers, the destination blind sticks out too much for my liking

(17 Feb 2021, 11:44 pm)mb134 wrote One day I like them, next I think they're ugly. Tbh it likely comes down to what the livery is like. I think this looks reasonably smart: https://flic.kr/p/2kprKCE, but then this one looks weird: https://flic.kr/p/2kzhweh. 

I think I just prefer what I'd call "proper" single decks, ones that looked like they'd be able to cope with anything. Stuff like the entire Wright Eclipse Urban/Solar/Pulsar line, the Renown, the ELC European, hell even the Temsa Avenue. The StreetLite and E200MMC to me always just looked like mini/midibuses which had been stretched - much like those X-GGO Darts ANE had a few years back.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:48 pm)Storx wrote Nice looking buses them tbf and agreed tbh. Wright try too much lately imo, the basic designs they had before was always nicer imo. Alexander Dennis aswell.


It's no-where near the ugliest single mind, not even Wright.

That goes to the Handybus that looks like the glass fell over when they we're designing it and they just thought meh that's pretty cool - https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysbusphotos/22456640111 the alignment is off everywhere aswell. Ugly things.

(17 Feb 2021, 11:14 pm)mb134 wrote In terms of design I much prefer the Evora bodywork Lothian have on their new batch of B8s, the Lothian livery possibly helps given it is quite angular itself mind.

https://flic.kr/p/2kCh6Kb
https://flic.kr/p/2kzPatz

That said, I think I prefer both the Wright bodywork and the MCV one to the E200 MMC at this point, and both are substantially better looking than a Streetlite.

(19 Feb 2021, 2:13 pm)Jimmi wrote I had one of the Wright bodied B8RLEs with East Coast Buses a few month back and my god it was awful, never experienced rattling like it before making for an unpleasant ride, somehow made me glad to be on an E200MMC afterwards (Borders Buses 253). The MCV eVoRa doesn't seem as bad as the Wright bodies on the same chassis, have found the Volvo B5TL with EvoSeti double decker bodies better than the Gemini 3s like GNE have, same can't quite be said for looks but otherwise MCV seems better IMO.