VDL SB120
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The VDL SB120 is a low-floor light-weight midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International (formerly DAF Bus International) of the Netherlands primarily for the UK market.
It is similar to the Dennis Dart SLF, the major competitor to the SB120. The SB120 is currently only available with the Wright Cadet body, built in Ballymena, Northern Ireland by Wrightbus. Powered by a Cummins ISBe 4-cylinder Euro III engine (Cummins B Series 6-cylinder Euro II engine in the past), the SB120 is available in lengths from 8.5m to 10.8m, similar to the Dart SLF. Another body is expected to be offered towards the end of 2005, the Plaxton Centro.
Unlike the larger VDL SB200, the SB120 has found a sizeable market, especially with Arriva (VDL importer in the UK) in both the UK and the Netherlands. Other sizeable customers include Go North East, Birmingham Coach Company and East Thames Buses.
The SB120 is also sold in UK by Volvo on the Wright Cadet body. This version, however, is sold as the Merit and does not carry either Wrightbus, VDL or Volvo branding. This version has been sold to several operators.
See also
Other VDL products sold in the UK: Competitors:- Dennis Dart SLF
- MAN 14.220
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