Wright Cadet

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Wright Cadet
Arriva North West Wright Cadet bodied DAF SB120 in Liverpool in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production2000 - 2008
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow floor
ChassisDAF/VDL SB120
Powertrain
EngineCummins B Series/ISBe
Dimensions
Length9.4 m (30 ft 10 in), 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) & 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Chronology
PredecessorWright Crusader
Interior of an Arriva North West Wright Cadet bodied VDL SB120

The Wright Cadet was a low floor midibus body built on the DAF/VDL SB120 chassis by Wrightbus between 2000 and 2008. It was sold via VDL dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. Of the 681 produced, 366 were for Arriva subsidiaries including eight for its Netherlands subsidiary. Bus Éireann purchased 35.[1]

Volvo Merit[edit]

The SB120/Cadet combination was also sold through Volvo Buses for a time following the withdrawal from sale of its own B6BLE chassis in 2002 without a direct replacement. Cadets sold through Volvo were marketed as the Volvo Merit, although they were identical to Cadets sold through Wrightbus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wright Cadet / Merit Bus Lists on the Web

External links[edit]

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