Wright Commander
| Wright Commander | |
|---|---|
| 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[1] |
| 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 single-decker body of a bus. It had a low-floor. It was made from 2002 to 2007 by Wrightbus.[2]
The Commander body was built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis.[1]
In 2007, The Commander was replaced with the Pulsar.
Operators
From 2002 to 2007, Arriva Midlands North ordered 288 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moth, David (15 January 2025). Arriva in Essex and Kent. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1995-6.
- ↑ "Commander". Wrightbus. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
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