| Wright Cadet | |
| Manufacturer: | Wrightbus |
| Production: | 2000 - 2008 |
| Assembly: | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Length: | , & |
| Floortype: | Low floor |
| Doors: | 1 or 2 |
| Chassis: | DAF/VDL SB120 |
| Engine: | Cummins B Series/ISBe |
| Predecessor: | Wright Crusader |
| Related: | Wright Commander |
The Wright Cadet was a low floor midibus body built on the DAF/VDL SB120 chassis by Wrightbus between 2000 and 2008. It was sold via VDL dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. Of the 681 produced, 366 were for Arriva subsidiaries,[1] including eight for its Netherlands subsidiary. Bus Éireann purchased 35, and UniversityBus of Hatfield purchased five between 2000 and 2001.[2]
The SB120/Cadet combination was also sold through Volvo Buses for a time following the withdrawal from sale of its own B6BLE chassis in 2002 without a direct replacement. Cadets sold through Volvo had all DAF/VDL badging removed and were marketed as the Volvo Merit, although they were visually identical to Cadets sold through Wrightbus;[3] forty-eight were sold in this way to Warrington Borough Transport between 2003 and 2008.