Wright Endurance

Wright Endurance
A Wright Endurance bodied Volvo B10B operated by Arriva North West
An Arriva North West Wright Endurance interior
Overview
Manufacturer	Wright
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2 doors
Floor type	Step entrance
Chassis	Volvo B10B Scania N113
Powertrain
Engine	Volvo (Volvo B10B) Scania (Scania N113)
Transmission	Voith ZF Friedrichshafen
Dimensions
Length	11750mm
Width	2500mm
Chronology

The Wright Endurance is a step-entrance single-decker bus body built by Wrightbus between 1993 and 1997.

The large majority of Endurances were built on Volvo B10B chassis, including quite large fleets for the privatised former PTE companies - in particular Merseyside based MTL North who took 120, West Midlands Travel who took 67 and Greater Manchester-based GM Buses North who took 55. The Endurance was also built on sixteen Scania N113 chassis for Midland Bluebird, and similar bodywork with alternative names was built on two different Mercedes-Benz chassis types (see below).

Merseyside's examples were operated by MTL and were delivered between 1994 and 1996 for the Merseybus (87), Lancashire Travel (13), MTL Fareway (10), Southport and District (8) and MTL Manchester (2) operations. Merseyside's examples continued to see active service with successor Arriva North West until October 2011 - however as of April 2012 seven remain in use as training vehicles with the company. A small number of the Merseyside Endurances remained in service for slightly longer - albeit with Arriva Scotland West - until the company was sold to McGill's.

Bus Éireann took nine for use in Cork (seven) and Limerick (two), these being the only examples built to dual-door layout.

The Endurance was superseded by the Liberator on Volvo B10L chassis.

Endurance-style bodywork was also built on Mercedes-Benz chassis, in which forms it was given different names.