Wright Pulsar Gemini

The Wright Pulsar Gemini was a type of double-decker bus body built on the VDL DB250 by Wrightbus between 2003 and 2006. It was almost identical to the Wright Eclipse Gemini that was mounted on the Volvo B7TL chassis.

Wright Pulsar Gemini
Arriva London Wright Pulsar Gemini bodied VDL DB250 in Brixton in December 2013
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production2003 - 2006
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeLow entry
ChassisDAF/VDL DB250
RelatedWright Pulsar
Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV
Powertrain
Capacity56-70
TransmissionVoith DIWA
ZF Ecomat
Dimensions
Length9.6 - 10.5 metres
Width2.5 metres
Height4.4 metres
Chronology
SuccessorWright Gemini 2 DL

It was ordered almost exclusively by Arriva, with its Arriva London subsidiary purchasing 133, and Arriva Midlands purchasing 32.[1][2]

A hybrid version was launched in 2006 as the Wright Pulsar Gemini HEV. In 2008, Wright launched the Gemini 2 integral with chassis modules supplied by VDL.

Features

As with the Wright Eclipse Gemini, this bus has both the upper and lower deck front windscreens forming part of a single oval shape, with the destination display in between. In London, they have two doors for passenger loading, one at the front and one in the centre. The staircase is situated between the front and centre entrances.

An example of Arriva Midlands' Pulsar Geminis in original livery.
An example of Arriva Midlands' Pulsar Geminis, this one with special vinyls advertising services 126 and 127 between Coalville, Shepshed and Leicester via Loughborough .
An example of Arriva Midlands' Pulsar Geminis in Arriva's new corporate livery.

References
  1. Show debut for Pulsar Gemini Wrightbus 29 October 2003
  2. "Inward-facing rear seats go with disappearing DLAs" Buses issue 720 May 2015 page 22

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