Wright Commander
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The Wright Commander is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright
on DAF/VDL SB200
chassis. Examples entered service in the UK between 2002 and 2007, the majority with Arriva
subsidiaries. Between 2002 and 2003, 173 dual door examples were delivered to Arriva in the Netherlands, mainly operating in Rotterdam-Utrecht area.
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 Volvo- and Scania-based equivalents had been phased out.
The Commander was replaced by the Pulsar
, which shares the appearance of the Eclipse
and Solar
.
Wrightbus
Wrightbus is an independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low-floor bus. Based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, it was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and currently run by his son William Wright.-History:...
on DAF/VDL SB200
VDL SB200
The VDL SB200 is a light-weight 12m citybus produced from 2001 by VDL Bus International...
chassis. Examples entered service in the UK between 2002 and 2007, the majority with Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
subsidiaries. Between 2002 and 2003, 173 dual door examples were delivered to Arriva in the Netherlands, mainly operating in Rotterdam-Utrecht area.
Visually and structurally, it is a larger version of the Wright Cadet
Wright Cadet
The Wright Cadet was a midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. For a time, Volvo additionally sold the chassis/body combination, however the body was marketed as the Merit.The Cadet was replaced by the Wright...
. Along with the Cadet, it perpetuated the 'Classic' styling for several years after the Volvo- and Scania-based equivalents had been phased out.
The Commander was replaced by the Pulsar
Wright Pulsar
The Wright Pulsar is a bus body built by Wrightbus for the VDL SB200 lightweight bus chassis. It is the replacement for the "Classic" style Commander, Merit and Cadet....
, which shares the appearance of the Eclipse
Wright Eclipse
The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright on Volvo B7 chassis. It shares its design with the Wright Solar on Scania L94 chassis....
and Solar
Wright Solar
The Wright Solar is a low floor single-deck bus body built on Scania L94UB and later the new Scania K-series chassis by Wright. An articulated version, the Wright Solar Fusion of similar appearance was available for the Scania L94UA....
.