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Wright Commander

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Wright Commander
File:Arriva Buses Wales Cymru 2509 CX05AAE (8717629082).jpg
Arriva Buses Wales VDL SB200 with Wright Commander bodywork in Llandudno in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production2002 - 2007
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
Low entry
ChassisDAF/VDL SB200[1]
RelatedWright Cadet
Powertrain
EngineCummins ISBe
TransmissionVoith
Dimensions
Length12.0 metres
Width2.5 metres
Height3.0 metres
Chronology
SuccessorWright Pulsar

The Wright Commander was a single-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was made from 2002 to 2007 by Wrightbus.[2]

The Wright Commander body was built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis.[1]

In 2007, The Commander was replaced with the Pulsar.

Operators[change]

From 2002 to 2007, Arriva Midlands North ordered 288 Wright Commanders, 14 were used for services in Telford. 188 of these were exported to the Netherlands and changed to left-hand drive.[3][4]

References[change]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moth, David (15 January 2025). Arriva in Essex and Kent. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1995-6.
  2. "Commander". Wrightbus. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Three Firsts for Wrightbus as Commander is handed over" (Press release). Wrightbus. 1 February 2002. Archived from the original on 9 November 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "Commanders add capacity in Telford on Arriva route". Coach & Bus Week. No. 553. Peterborough: Emap. 28 November 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

Other websites[change]

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