The VDL SB200 (originally the DAF SB200) was a light-weight 12m
low floor
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(formerly DAF Bus International). It superseded the SB220.
It is originally designed for use by
Arriva
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LLE bodywork. They were operated by all large transport companies in the Netherlands, Connexxion (including Hermes),
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and Arriva. Arriva also used SB200s with
Wright Commander
The Wright Commander was a low-floor single-decker bus body built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis by Wrightbus between 2002 and 2007.
History
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bodywork.
Of the 831 built for United Kingdom operators,
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30 and John Fishwick & Sons 23.
Initially the SB200 built for the UK was only available with
Wright Commander
The Wright Commander was a low-floor single-decker bus body built on the DAF/VDL SB200 chassis by Wrightbus between 2002 and 2007.
History
Visually and structurally, it is a larger version of the Wright Cadet. Along with the Cadet, it perpetu ...
bodywork, but from 2006 it was available with the
Plaxton Centro
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One VDL SB200 was fitted with an
MCV Evolution
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body in 2012 as a static demonstrator for Arriva Bus & Coach, it was sold in 2014 to
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