Wright Commander
| Wright Commander | |
|---|---|
.jpg?lang=simple) | |
| 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 Wright Commander body was built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis.[1]
In 2007, The Commander was replaced with the Pulsar.
Operators
[change | change source]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 | change source]- ↑ 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
[change | change source]
Media related to Wright Commander at Wikimedia Commons