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WULFRUNIAN PRIDE
| 题名： | WULFRUNIAN PRIDE |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | Wulfrunian is the name for a native of Wolverhampton and was what Guy Motors, based in the town, chose to call the revolutionary lowheight double-decker it built from 1959 to 1965, a bus far more popular in Wakefield than Wolverhampton…or anywhere else. Out of just 137 produced, all but five ended up with the West Riding Automobile Company. Two of those five went to Wolverhampton Corporation, which supported its local manufacturer for close on 20 years with orders successively for the Arab Ⅲ, Ⅳ and Ⅴ. The last 14 Arab Vs arrived in 1967, by which time, without any rear-engined chassis in its range, Guy's cupboard was bare when even a sympathetic municipality went shopping for new rolling stock, yet things might have been different had the Wulfrunian been better received. On paper, it had great potential, combining the step-free front entrance of rear-engined chassis with the simplicity of a front engine, a Gardner 6LX squeezed between the driver and the doors. But newly developed disc brakes and independent air suspension added complexity. Wolverhampton's pair had East Lanes bodies. The first, new in February 1961, was like most others produced. The second followed in December 1962 and was simpler, with drum brakes and an entrance behind the front wheels. It offered little advantage over the soon-to-be-launched Arab Vs. Iain MacGregor tracked down Wolverhampton's first Wulfrunian on a visit in September 1963, together with its first Arab Vs. The green and primrose livery was among the heritage schemes applied by National Express West Midlands in 2018 to mark the next year's half century since West Midlands PTE absorbed the region's municipal undertakings. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 74 |
| 期： | 803 |
| 页码： | 58-58 |
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