Wright StreetLite

Wright StreetLite
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Manufacturer	Wrightbus
Production	2010–Present
Assembly	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Successor	Wright StreetAir EV WF (for StreetLite EV)
Class	Integral bus
Engine(s)	Cummins 4-cylinder ISBe; Cummins 6-cylinder ISBe; Daimler OM934
Transmission(s)	Voith ; ZF
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)

The Wright StreetLite is a 2-axle single-decker low-floor bus. It has been built since 2010 by Wrightbus.

Versions

StreetLite WF (wheel-forward)

The StreetLite WF (wheel-forward) was launched in 2010. To save space, the axles are in front of the door.

Stagecoach South Wales StreetLite on the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay in Walsall in June 2012
Stagecoach South Wales StreetLite on the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay in Walsall in June 2012

StreetVibe

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 buses.gg in April and May 2017.^[3]^[4]

VDL Citea MLE

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]

Arriva Netherlands VDL Citea MLE in Lelystad in August 2014

StreetLite DF (door-forward)

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.

Tower Transit Door Forward StreetLite
First Hampshire & Dorset Door Forward StreetLite

StreetLite Max

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.

Arriva Merseyside Door Forward StreetLite Max in April 2016

Micro Hybrid

The StreetLite Micro Hybrid was launched in 2013.

The first production Wright StreetLite Max to be fitted with Micro Hybrid technology, a 2014 model delivered new to First South Yorkshire

Hybrid

The StreetLite Micro Hybrid was launched in May 2018.

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

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]