Wrightbus Wright Cadet / Volvo Merit – specifications
Series: Wright
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Wrightbus Pulsar Gemini HEV: low-floor double-decker bus on a VDL DB250 chassis with hybrid drive, one or two doors, operated by Dublin Bus, London General and First Somerset & Avon
Wrightbus, based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, is a bus body builder supplying operators across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV combines a Wrightbus body with a VDL DB250 chassis from the Dutch manufacturer VDL Bus & Coach; the letters HEV stand for Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
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The double-decker is built as a low-floor bus, available with one or two doors depending on customer specification. It is powered by an engine from the Vauxhall/Ford Puma family in a hybrid arrangement that pairs the diesel engine with an electric drivetrain, intended to reduce fuel consumption in stop-heavy urban service.
The Pulsar Gemini HEV has operated with Dublin Bus, London General and First Somerset & Avon, that is, in urban service in Ireland and Great Britain. As a low-floor double-decker, it is built for high passenger capacity at the short stop spacing typical of inner-city routes.
Buying a used hybrid double-decker of this type means checking the hybrid components first: the battery pack, control electronics and the coupling between the diesel and electric motors. The brakes deserve close attention too, given the extra weight of a double-decker, and the body and low-floor section should be checked carefully for corrosion and seal condition, since moisture can enter there over time.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV, Wrightbus
Technical data
Engine
| Engine | Cummins B-series/ISBecorrect |
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Dimensions and weights
| Length | 9,400 mmcorrect |
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Other data
| Doors | 1 or 2 doorcorrect |
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| Seating | variescorrect |
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