Are you sure? Wrightbus uses their patented Aluminique system to their bodywork, which
is a modular bolted aluminium structure. East Lancs also use a similar technolody known
as Alusuisse which, again, as a complete aluminium structure. Both manufacturers have
been using this specific feature as their marketing focusfor 10 years or, in Wrightbus case,
more.
ADL, though, still uses steel to build part of their bodywork even up to their current Enviro
range. For instance, the whole body underframe is built with stainless steel. Even the latest
Enviro 400 uses a reduced amount of steel on the mainly aluminium structure as well.
Are you sure? Wrightbus uses their patented Aluminique system to their bodywork, which
is a modular bolted aluminium structure. East Lancs also use a similar technolody known
as Alusuisse w ...
Yes you are correct, it's actually mentioned in the feature in HK Bus Yearbook 2004. The funny
thing is the mod has not been featured in the 11m Eclipse Geminis bought by Lothian Buses,
Edinburgh. Since they are build on a 2-axle chassis, I guess the structural issue should be
just as bad as well.
I'm not saying the ADL body are all steel-built though - but some of their bodywork certainly
are. As I said, the body underframe of the Enviro 500, for instance, is stainless steel. You can
actually look at the spec sheet from the ADL website, here:
And as I pointed out before, it's only when they develop the Enviro 400 when they use a greater
amount of aluminium in the whole body structure, but they have not quite get away from steel
by any means.
Speaking of which, just noted that Wright got a new website, and they finally decided to call the
HK tri-axles as Eclipse Gemini, afterall.
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