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VDL SB200

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VDL SB200
Arriva Buses Wales Wright Commander bodied VDL SB200 in Llandudno in May 2013
Overview
ManufacturerDAF / VDL
ProductionEindhoven, Netherlands
Assembly2001 - 2014 (LHD), 2001 - present (RHD) [1]
Body and chassis
Doors1-2
Floor typeLow floor
RelatedVDL SB120, VDL SB180
Powertrain
EngineCummins ISBe Series 6.7L (Euro 4 - 6)[2]
Power output225hp/255hp
TransmissionVoith DIWA.5/.5E/.6 (D854.5/D854.5E/D854.6) Auto 4-Speed , ZF Ecolife (6AP1000B) Auto 6-Speed [3]
Dimensions
Length12.0 m (39 ft 4 in)
Width2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Chronology
PredecessorDAF SB220

The VDL SB200 is a single decker chassis of a bus. It has a low floor. It was made from 2001 to 2014 by DAF Bus and then VDL Bus & Coach.

The VDL SB200 chassis was built on the VDL Berkhof Ambassador bodywork, VDL Citea LLE bodywork, Wright Commander bodywork.[4][5]

In 2001, the VDL SB200 replaced the SB220.

Operators

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United Kingdom

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Arriva UK ordered 704 VDL SB200s.[6]

Tellings-Golden Miller ordered 30 VDL SB200s.[6]

John Fishwick & Sons ordered 23 VDL SB200s.[6]

One VDL SB200 was built with MCV Evolution body in 2012, It was a demonstrator for Arriva Bus & Coach, In 2014, it was sold to Richards Brothers in Wales.[7][8]

Netherlands

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Connexxion (including Hermes), Veolia Transport and Arriva Netherlands ordered SB200s.

References

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  1. "VDL Bus & Coach - Technical specifications". VDL Bus & Coach. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. "VDL Bus & Coach - Technical specifications". VDL Bus & Coach. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. "VDL Bus & Coach - Technical specifications". VDL Bus & Coach. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. "Commander". Wrightbus. Archived from the original on 9 Nov 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. Devoy, David (2018). McGill's Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7453-7. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 DAF / VDL SB200 Bus Lists on the Web
  7. "Designed to Lead... Built to Last". Arriva Bus and Coach Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016.
  8. Arriva Bus & Coach holds Wellingborough open day Bus & Coach Buyer 23 April 2014

Other websites

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Media related to VDL SB200 at Wikimedia Commons