Wright Commander

Wright Commander
A Wright Commander operated by Arriva North West
Overview
Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Production	2002–2007
Assembly	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors	1 door (UK) 1 or 2 doors (mainland Europe)
Floor type	Low floor Low entry
Chassis	DAF/VDL SB200
Powertrain
Engine	Cummins ISBe
Transmission	Voith
Dimensions
Length	12.0m
Width	2.5m
Height	3.0m
Chronology

The Wright Commander is a low-floor single-decker bus body built by Wrightbus in Ballymena, Northern Ireland on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis.

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.

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.

The Commander was replaced by the Pulsar, which shares the appearance of the Eclipse and Solar. Like the Commander, the Pulsar has also been popular with Arriva and many examples have entered service across Arriva's subsidiaries.