Wright Cadet
| Wright Cadet | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 2000 - 2008 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 1 or 2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | DAF/VDL SB120[1] |
| Related | Wright Commander |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins B Series/ISBe |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in), 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) & 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Crusader |
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The Wright Cadet was a single-decker body of a midibus. It had a low floor. It was made from 2000 to 2008 Wrightbus.
The Wright Cadet body was built on the DAF/VDL SB120 chassis.[1]
Operators[change]
From 2000 to 2008, Arriva UK ordered 366 Wright Cadets.[2]
From 2000 to 2008, Arriva Netherlands ordered 8 Wright Cadets.
From 2000 to 2008, Bus Éireann ordered 35 Wright Cadets.
From 2000 to 2001, UniversityBus of Hatfield ordered 5 Wright Cadets.[3]
Volvo Merit[change]
From 2002 to 2008, Volvo Buses made a single-decker body of a midibus called the Volvo Merit.[1] It had a low floor.
The Wright Merit body was built on the DAF/VDL SB120 chassis.[1]
It was made because Volvo Buses stopping making its own B6BLE chassis and didn't have a replacement chassis and bodywork.[1] Volvo removed the Wright and DAF/VDL badges.[1]
The Merits looked the same as the Cadets.[4][2]
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Booth, Gavin. Britain's last municipal operators. Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780711035478.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Millar, Alan (2020). "The rise, fall and Ryse of Wrightbus". In Brown, Stewart J. (ed.). Buses Yearbook 2021. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-913295-53-0.
- ↑ "SB120 Cadets join Universitybus". Coach & Bus Week. No. 500. Peterborough: Emap. 15 November 2001. p. 39. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ Hesketh, Peter (April 2005). "A model of a modern municipal". Buses. No. 601. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 22–24.
Wright no longer bodied the Dart, so it had to be the similar VDL SB120s, supplied in this case by Volvo as the Merit Midi.
Other websites[change]
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