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Wright Commander
Arriva Buses Wales Wright Commander bodied VDL SB200 in Llandudno in May 2013
Overview
Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Production	2002 - 2007
Assembly	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors	1 or 2
Floor type	Low floor Low entry
Chassis	DAF/VDL SB200
Related	Wright Cadet
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins ISBe
Transmission	Voith
Dimensions
Length	12.0 metres
Width	2.5 metres
Height	3.0 metres
Chronology
Successor	Wright Pulsar

The Wright Commander was a low-floor single-decker bus body built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis by Wrightbus between 2002 and 2007.

History

Visually and structurally, it is a larger version of the Wright Cadet. Along with the Cadet, it perpetuated the 'Classic' styling for several years after the Scania (Axcess-Floline) and Volvo (Renown) based equivalents had been phased out. Of the 315 produced, 288 were purchased by Arriva, the first 14 delivered to Arriva Midlands North for services in Telford. 188 of these Arriva Commanders were exported to the Netherlands in left-hand drive configuration for use by the group's Netherlands subsidiary.

The Commander was superseded by the Pulsar.

References

1. "Commander". Wrightbus. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
2. "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.
3. "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.

External links

Media related to Wright Commander at Wikimedia Commons
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