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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
RelatedWright Commander
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

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,[1] including eight for its Netherlands subsidiary. Bus Éireann purchased 35, and UniversityBus of Hatfield purchased five between 2000 and 2001.[2]

Volvo Merit

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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 had all DAF/VDL badging removed and were marketed as the Volvo Merit, although they were visually identical to Cadets sold through Wrightbus;[3][1] forty-eight were sold in this way to Warrington Borough Transport between 2003 and 2008.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Millar, Alan (2020). "The rise, fall and Ryse of Wrightbus". In Brown, Stewart J. (ed.). Buses Yearbook 2021. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978 1 913295 53 0.
  2. ^ "SB120 Cadets join Universitybus". Coach & Bus Week. No. 500. Peterborough: Emap. 15 November 2001. p. 39. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ Hesketh, Peter (April 2005). "A model of a modern municipal". Buses. No. 601. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 22–24. Wright no longer bodied the Dart, so it had to be the similar VDL SB120s, supplied in this case by Volvo as the Merit Midi.
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