This article is about an integral double-decker bus. For the bodywork built for Volvo chassis, see Wright Eclipse Gemini 2.

Wright Gemini 2
A Wright Gemini 2 HEV operated by First London.
Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Built at	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Specifications
Floor type	Low floor
Doors	1 or 2 door
Engine(s)	Gemini 2 DL: Cummins ISBe 6-cylinder Gemini 2 HEV: Ford Puma
Transmission	Gemini 2 DL: Voith/ZF

The Wright Gemini 2 is a double-decker bus built by Wrightbus since 2008. It was announced in December 2007 but was not named until 2008.

It was constructed as an integral with VDL chassis modules. It is available in two versions, the diesel-powered version (known as the Gemini 2 DL) and the diesel-electric hybrid version (known as the Gemini 2 HEV). The Gemini 2 DL is offered with Cummins ISBe 6-cylinder engine with Voith or ZF gearbox, and the Gemini 2 HEV is offered with Siemens series hybrid drive system with a Ford Puma engine for power generation. The bodywork utilized some lighter materials so that the vehicle is lighter than the Eclipse Gemini- and Pulsar Gemini-bodied buses.

The Gemini 2 was unveiled in the Euro Bus Expo 2008 which was held in November 2008, with one of the five Gemini 2 HEVs for First London appearing on the show. These five Gemini 2 HEVs were put into service in January 2009. The first Gemini 2 DL entered service with London Central in early 2009. Arriva had ordered Gemini 2s for UK operation outside London.

[edit] References

• "Bus and Coach News - New integrated Wrightbus double-deck" (13 December 2007). Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
• "The Wright Group - Wrightbus leading the hybrid electric way in London" (2 October 2008). Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
• "The Wright Group - Gemini 2 - Wrightbus points the way to the future of double deckers" (4 November 2008). Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
• Buses Magazine December 2008, Issue 645