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VDL SB120

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VDL SB120
Arriva Buses Wales Wright Cadet bodied VDL SB120 in Llandudno in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerDAF/VDL
ProductionEindhoven, Netherlands
Assembly1999 -
Body and chassis
Doors1-2
Floor typeLow floor
RelatedVDL SB200
Powertrain
EngineCummins B Series/ISBe
Dimensions
Length9.5 to 10.8 metres
Width2.5 metres
Height3.0 metres
Chronology
SuccessorVDL SB180

The VDL SB120 (previously DAF SB120) was a chassis of a midibus. It had a low floor. It was made from 1999 to 2006 by DAF Bus and then VDL Bus & Coach.

The VDL SB120 chassis was built on the Wright Cadet bodywork,[1] Wright Electrocity bodywork,[2] Volvo Merit bodywork[3] and the Plaxton Centro bodywork.[4][5]

Operators

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Arriva UK and Arriva Netherlands ordered 377 VDL SB120 Cadets.

Warrington Borough Transport ordered 48 VDL SB120s Cadets.

East Thames Buses ordered 37 VDL SB120s Cadets.

Bus Éireann ordered 35 VDL SB120s Cadets.[6]

References

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  1. Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators. Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780711035478.
  2. Miller, Alan (2007). Bus and Coach Recognition. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 72. ISBN 9780711031364.
  3. Booth, Gavin (2012). Britain's last municipal operators. Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780711035478.
  4. Serious about buses Bus & Coach Professional 14 February 2006
  5. Arriva places first fleet order for Centro Archived 2018-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 10 April 2006
  6. DAF / VDL SB120 Bus Lists on the Web

Other websites

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Media related to VDL SB120 at Wikimedia Commons