Wright StreetLite
The Wright StreetLite is a 2-axle single-decker low-floor bus. It has been built since 2010 by Wrightbus.
| Wright StreetLite | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Arriva Southern Counties Fastrack liveried Door Forward StreetLite in August 2015 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 2010–Present |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Integral bus |
| Doors | 1-2 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Cummins 4-cylinder ISBe Cummins 6-cylinder ISBe Daimler OM934[1] |
| Capacity | 33-45 (seated) |
| Power output | 160-250 bhp |
| Transmission | Voith ZF |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | WF: 8.8m (28.9 feet), 9.5m (31.2 feet)
DF: 10.2m (33.5 feet), 10.8m (35.4 feet) Max (DF): 11.5m (37.7 feet) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Wright StreetAir EV WF (for StreetLite EV) |
Versions change
StreetLite WF (wheel-forward) change
The StreetLite WF (wheel-forward) was launched in 2010. To save space, the axles are in front of the door.
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StreetVibe change
The StreetVibe was launched in 2015.[2] It is much shorter and narrower than a normal StreetLite.
The first StreetVibe entered service with East Lothian Council in April 2016. Two StreetVibes were sent to Moray Council in June and July 2016. Twenty-two StreetVibes were sent to Guernsey's HCT Group in April and May 2017.[3][4]
VDL Citea MLE change
In October 2013, VDL Bus & Coach launched a rebadged version of the StreetLite WF, known as the Citea MLE, for the European market.[5]
Quick Parking of Haarlem in the Netherlands took delivery of the first Citea MLE in May 2014. Nobina Danmark are the largest operator of the Citea MLE, taking delivery of five examples in December 2014 and a further pair in June 2015. A further two Citea MLEs entered service in Denmark with Keolis Danmark in December 2014.[6]
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StreetLite DF (door-forward) change
The Door Forward StreetLite version, also known as the StreetLite DF, was launched in 2011.[7] The axle is behind the door. The first DF StreetLite was trialled by First London.
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Tower Transit Door Forward StreetLite -
First Hampshire & Dorset Door Forward StreetLite -
Arriva Kent and Surrey Door Forward StreetLite rear
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StreetLite Max change
The StreetLite Max was launched in 2012. It is noticably longer than normal StreetLites and has 45 seats.[8][9] The axle is behind the door like the "door forward" version.
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Arriva Merseyside Door Forward StreetLite Max in April 2016
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Micro Hybrid change
The StreetLite Micro Hybrid was launched in 2013.
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The first production Wright StreetLite Max to be fitted with Micro Hybrid technology, a 2014 model delivered new to First South Yorkshire
Hybrid change
The StreetLite Micro Hybrid was launched in May 2018.
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The first two production fully hybrid-electric Wright StreetLite Maxes at First South Yorkshire's Olive Grove depot prior to entry into service in April 2018 – note the additional front grille
Electric change
The StreetLite EV was launched in 2014. Like the Micro Hybrid, It is a battery electric bus with no diesel engine.
In January 2014, Arriva Shires & Essex placed eight EVs into service in Milton Keynes receiving coverage on national news services due to their trial of inductive charging, the first buses of their kind to do so in the UK.[10][11]
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Arriva The Shires StreetLite EV in Wolverton in 2015
References change
- ↑ Euro Bus Expo 2014 – Large Vehicles Bus & Coach Buyer 14 November 2014
- ↑ Wright adds StreetVibe Route One 18 February 2015
- ↑ Nu-Track /Nu-Vibe Bus Fleet Lists on the Web
- ↑ First Wright StreetVibes enter Guernsey service Route One 7 June 2017
- ↑ Wrightbus eyes Europe with VDL Archived 2018-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 12 September 2013
- ↑ VDL – Citea MLE / Wright Streetlite Bus Fleet List on the Web
- ↑ Door forward for StreetLite Archived 2016-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 8 July 2011
- ↑ "11.5m StreetLite Vehicle Specification" (PDF). Wrightbus. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Wrightbus unveils bigger StreetLite Bus & Coach Professional 7 June 2012
- ↑ Wirelessly charged electric buses set for Milton Keynes BBC News 9 January 2014
- ↑ Putting electric buses to the test[permanent dead link] Bus & Coach Professional 17 January 2014
Other websites change
Media related to Wright StreetLite at Wikimedia Commons- Wright StreetLite (Wrightbus website) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
