The Wright StreetDeck is an integral

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manufactured by Wrightbus since 2014, originally delivered as standard with a Daimler OM934 diesel engine. Hybrid-electric, full-electric and hydrogen-powered variants have subsequently been produced. Production of the StreetDeck range was briefly suspended when Wrightbus entered

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in September 2019.

First generation (2015-2025)

StreetDeck Ultroliner / Micro Hybrid

The Wright StreetDeck was originally launched as a standard diesel integral bus fitted with a Daimler OM934 5.1 litre, 4-cylinder Euro 6 diesel engine, competing mainly with the Volvo B5TL and

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. This StreetDeck variant was retrospectively renamed to the Streetdeck Ultroliner in 2021 to distinguish it from the later HEV, Electroliner and Hydroliner variants. The StreetDeck is also available with the same Wrightbus 'Micro Hybrid' technology as was first provided in the StreetLite single-decker. The Micro Hybrid package consists of a flywheel and regenerative braking in the bus, which provides electricity used to power the interior lights and compressed air systems, saving up to 10% in fuel costs compared to the standard diesel StreetDeck. The first five prototype StreetDeck demonstrators to be produced, three of which were delivered to First Greater Manchester, First South Yorkshire and Transdev Blazefield, were fitted with a front end similar in appearance to the outgoing

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double-decker before Wrightbus's new standard 'Stealth' front Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 end styling was adopted for production examples. An additional two prototype StreetDeck demonstrators were built to

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specification and delivered to

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and

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; Arriva London would later become the only TfL operator of diesel StreetDecks, taking delivery of a further ten production examples with restyled bodywork in July 2016 for service on route 340. The first prototype StreetDeck featuring the new 'Stealth' bodywork entered service with Arriva Derby in November 2014, built to the operator's

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specification for service on service 38, operating between

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and Sinfin. Production examples soon followed, with the first order for 25 11.5-metre long-wheelbase StreetDecks delivered in March and April 2015 to

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for use on the operator's Coaster service between

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and

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. Further dual-door 10.57-metre standard-length StreetDecks in standard fleet livery were delivered in 2016 and 2017, taking Brighton & Hove's StreetDeck fleet to a total of 82 buses. Another early customer for the StreetDeck were

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, who took delivery of six StreetDeck Micro Hybrids equipped with stop-start technology in September 2016 for use on services connecting

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and Woodley.

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in November 2015 due to delays in the opening of the Bus Rapid Transit North, while over 120 StreetDecks were delivered to

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's LeedsCity operation from 2018 onwards. First West of England received a total of 27 Wright StreetDecks between 2015 and 2016 for services in and around

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, and group subsidiary Somerset Passenger Solutions, providing worker shuttle services to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site, took delivery of 35 StreetDecks in late 2018 and early 2019, later taking delivery of 15 further StreetDeck Ultroliners in June 2023. The diesel StreetDeck proved again popular across the FirstGroup following Wrightbus' rescue from bankruptcy in 2019, with significant orders for the StreetDeck Ultroliner from the group being delivered throughout 2022. StreetDeck Ultroliners were delivered to First Bradford bearing 'City of Bradford' branding in March 2022; First West of England, where 27 StreetDeck Ultroliners with revived Badgerline branding were delivered April 2022; First Eastern Counties, where 15 low-height StreetDecks began to be delivered for the Ipswich Reds operation from October 2022;

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, which took 20 for city and

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services, and First Potteries, where 12 of the type, 10 branded for the 'Constellation' serving

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, were delivered in December 2022. The

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were the second largest customer for the diesel StreetDeck, with initial deliveries to the group going to the

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, who took delivery of 41 StreetDecks between 2015 and 2017 for its ''city 3'' (yellow), ''city 5'' (pink), ''city 8&9'' (orange) and Oxford park & ride services.

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purchased 26 StreetDecks for its ''Castles Express'' X21 and ''the Angel'' 21 services between 2016 and 2018. The company announced a further order of 31 StreetDecks for its ''X-Lines'' network of express routes in 2019 which were scheduled to enter service from Spring 2020; the delivery of these buses was delayed into the late summer due to the

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shutting down bus manufacturing, with the decision taken to divert six StreetDecks from the Go North East order to Thames Travel and a further three to the Oxford Bus Company. Of the remaining StreetDecks delivered to Go North East, the order included the first StreetDeck in the UK to feature Daimler's 6-cylinder engine, ten of which were later purchased by Bus Vannin for service on the

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. Prior to Wrightbus entering administration, after Arriva UK Bus had taken delivery of a single demonstrator example in 2016 for use by

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, Arriva Yorkshire ordered several low-height StreetDecks in September 2019 that were built to Arriva Sapphire specification. Arriva cancelled seven of this batch following the period of administration, and a year later, these seven buses were sold to

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. The company later bought 14 new StreetDecks built to full-height Ensignbus specification. Arriva Merseyside took delivery of 24 low-height Streetdeck Ultroliners in January 2022, which entered service on two routes serving

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and other surrounding areas. Another significant operator of StreetDecks is the Rotala Group, who initially purchased 13 StreetDecks from a cancelled First Leeds order for Diamond North West in 2020. The group then ordered 139 more StreetDecks in 2020, with the majority being delivered to Diamond North West to replace vehicles leased from First Greater Manchester. The remaining four from this order were delivered to

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. Translink in Northern Ireland first took delivery of 28 diesel StreetDecks between July and August 2018 for

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services. These buses were branded as 'Urby' buses, operating on park and ride services as well as routes connecting

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with outlying communities mainly in

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and

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. An additional 10 Urby StreetDecks entered service on Belfast-County Down services in October 2019, while 20 StreetDecks entered service with Metro in Belfast in the same year, these being the final diesel buses to enter service with the operator. A further 70 StreetDecks were delivered to Ulsterbus between late 2020 and early 2021.

StreetDeck HEV

The hybrid-electric (HEV) variant of the StreetDeck was launched in 2018 alongside the hybrid-electric Wright StreetLite Max, with the first 13 StreetDeck HEVs entering service with First South Yorkshire alongside an order of StreetLites at the Olive Grove Depot in May 2018. Later that month, eight StreetDeck HEVs also entered service on

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park & ride service in

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. Outside of the FirstGroup, the

took delivery of six StreetDeck HEVs in 2018 for Brookesbus services U1 and U5. A StreetDeck HEV was delivered to the Belfast Metro, while in London, StreetDeck HEVs were delivered to Tower Transit and

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, while a single demonstrator example delivered to London United was later purchased by Ensignbus for use as a prop vehicle in film and TV production.

StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEV

The

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(FCEV) variant of the StreetDeck, later named the StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEV in June 2021, was unveiled at the Euro Bus Expo in October 2018. When launched, it was the first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus the world, built with a range of up to 280 miles, using a fuel cell system made by Ballard with a

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drivetrain. Orders were placed in May 2019 by Transport for London for 20 of these to enter service in 2020, however these orders were interrupted due to the temporary collapse of Wrightbus when it fell into administration in the same year. These were eventually delivered to

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and entered service on route 7 in May 2021. Further orders were first made by

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for 15 StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEVs in March 2020, which entered service in January 2021, while
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ordered 20 buses in October 2020, which were delivered throughout 2021 and entered service in the December of that year. Three more of the type entered service with Translink in Northern Ireland in December 2020; a further 23 were ordered in December 2021 and began to enter service from March 2022.
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operator Metrobus have ordered 11 StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEVs for delivery in late 2024. Four StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEVs were ordered in October 2023 for long-term trial use from early 2024 on shuttle services transporting construction workers to the site of the Sizewell C nuclear power station in
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, part of pilot research into the use of hydrogen-powered equipment on construction sites.

StreetDeck Electroliner BEV
The battery electric (BEV) variant of the StreetDeck, named the StreetDeck Electroliner BEV, was launched at the ITT Hub conference in
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in June 2021, built with a range of up to 200 miles and a battery capacity of 454 kWh. In 2022, Wrightbus claimed that the Electroliner BEV had been certified as the most efficient battery electric double decker bus in the world following tests at the French automotive testing centre . Batteries are supplied by French battery company Forsee Power. Before being rebranded to
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, Abellio London was the largest Transport for London contractor to operate StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs, first taking delivery of 30 as Abellio London in February 2023 for service on route 111 and temporarily on route U5. A further nine were delivered for service on route C3 commencing in October 2023. Elsewhere in London, Arriva London first ordered 16 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs for use on route 307 in October 2022, later increasing this order to 50 buses in April 2023, followed by additional orders for 34 in October 2023 for route 279 and 76 for various routes in February 2024.
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ordered 48 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs in April 2023, later ordering an additional 16 in February 2024, and Metroline, after taking delivery of a single demonstrator example, took delivery of 39 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs for use on routes 142 and 297 in August 2023. Translink in Northern Ireland ordered 80 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs as part of a £74 million zero-emissions fleet investment in 2021. The first of these entered service in
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with Metro in March 2022, and an additional 10 Electroliner BEVs were delivered for the Foyle Metro in
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in May 2023. 79 more Electroliner BEVs began to be delivered to both Metro and Ulsterbus from May 2024 onwards, with one being delivered to the Foyle Metro operation, 21 being delivered for Ulsterbus services in Derry,
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and Craigavon, and the remaining 57 due to be delivered to Metro by 2025. The
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, followed by the first of a further 55 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs entering service in
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with First Eastern Counties in October 2023, and a further nine for First York's
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services in late 2023. 25 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs were delivered to
First West Yorkshire First West Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of the FirstGroup, and is made up of three sub-division brands: First Bradford, First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield and Fir ...
's Bramley depot from March 2024 for service in
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, and 24 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs were delivered to
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in April 2025, alongside a separate order for eleven StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs by
First Glasgow First Glasgow is the largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in Scotland. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup. The company operates within the area covered by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, a public body responsible for h ...
for use on the
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express bus service. Arriva Midlands ordered 24 low-height specification StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs for service in
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, the first of which was delivered in September 2023, with the remaining buses delivered in early 2024. The Oxford Bus Company took delivery of 21 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs in November 2023 for use on BROOKESbus services 100 & 400, the first of an order 91 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs made in January 2023, with the remainder launched to begin entering service from January 2024.
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operator West Coast Motors ordered 10 open top dual-door StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs, the first zero emissions buses globally for a City Sightseeing operation, which began to be delivered from February 2024. The Oxford Bus Company also took delivery of eight open top StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs for its City Sightseeing services in March 2024.

Second generation (2023-present)

StreetDeck Electroliner BEV
From 2023, a facelifted version of the StreetDeck was introduced, with the front fascia and windscreen area of the bus entirely redesigned to a more rounded appearance. A similar redesigned fascia also introduced on Wright GB Kite Electroliners ordered by Abellio London, with both Wrightbus models receiving these modifications to comply with the Transport for London Bus Safety Standard. Of the 91 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs delivered to the Oxford Bus Company between late 2023 and early 2024, 62 were facelifted models branded for use on the Oxford SmartZone enhanced partnership. StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs delivered to Abellio London's successor,
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, from early 2024 were also delivered with the facelifted front fascia, the first such examples to enter service in London, and Go North West took delivery of 19 facelift StreetDeck Electroliners for Bee Network franchised bus services in the
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in late 2024. In October 2024, the
Go-Ahead Group Go-Ahead Group Limited is a Multinational corporation, multi-national transport group based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. While the majority of its operations are within Great Britain, it also operates services in Ireland, Australia, Singapo ...
signed a £500 million three-year deal for Wrightbus to supply of over 1,200 electric buses to its subsidiaries; all apart from 43 of these buses will be from the Electroliner range. The first Go-Ahead operator to take delivery of vehicles from this deal was Plymouth Citybus, who began taking delivery of 50 StreetDeck Electroliners in May 2025. Another Go-Ahead operator due to receive StreetDeck Electroliners from this deal is Pulhams Coaches, with six being ordered for delivery during 2025.

StreetDeck Hydroliner Gen 2.0
Following a four-year development programme part funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre and involving companies Grayson Thermal Systems,
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, HYGEN and Translink, Wrightbus announced the launch of a second-generation StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEV in February 2025. The Hydroliner Gen 2.0, built with the facelifted front fascia, is to be more cost-efficient for operators compared to the original, and is set to have an increased passenger-carrying capacity through the introduction of a new Ballard fuel cell.

StreetDeck Ultroliner
In November 2024, it was announced that StreetDeck Ultroliner diesels, which began to be produced that year with the facelifted front fascia, could also be specified with
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6.7 ISB 6-cylinder engines. Bus Vannin was the first operator to order StreetDeck Ultroliners specified with the new Cummins engines, taking delivery of five during 2025. Metroline Manchester was an early major customer for the facelift StreetDeck Ultroliner as part of the rollout of its Tranche 3 Bee Network services, with a total of 135, most of which were ordered by
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, delivered and stored until the commencement of services on 5 January 2025.
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, meanwhile, also took delivery of eight StreetDeck Ultroliners built to the same Bee Network specification for use exclusively on route 330, running between the
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and
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interchanges. Due to battery electric vehicles not being a viable option to run on the service,
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is to take delivery of six StreetDeck Ultroliners in autumn 2025, the operator's first Wrightbus order since 2002, for use on the Pathfinder 26 service, running between Nottingham city centre and Southwell.

Exports
In 2018, a diesel StreetDeck demonstrator equipped with Daimler OM936LA 295 hp engine was exported to Hong Kong and placed in service with
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in September 2019. The demonstrator was only operated in service for two weeks by KMB due to Wrightbus falling into administration, and the bus was sent back to the United Kingdom in February 2020, later entering service with Ensignbus after extensive modifications for use by the operator on private hire services. Five StreetDecks built to KMB specification were later delivered to company subsidiary SunBus in March 2021. Five StreetDecks were exported to
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, Mexico in 2017. Although Mexico drives on the right, they were built as
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vehicles to operate on the
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bus rapid transit corridor, in which passengers board from the left-hand side of the road. These were laid up out of service in 2019 due to damage from being fuelled with inadequate fuel mixtures. A left-hand drive StreetDeck demonstrator later entered service in
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, Chile in March 2019. The National Transport Authority of Ireland plans to place 800 StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs into service across Ireland between 2023 and 2028 as part of a single-supplier agreement with Wrightbus. Around 100 Electroliners began to be delivered to
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from late 2023 onwards, while 34 entered service with
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in
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in April 2024; a further 21 have been ordered by Bus Éireann for delivery to the city in early 2025.

See also
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Wright Eclipse Gemini The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a Low-floor bus, low-floor double-decker bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 2001 and 2021, based on the single-decker Wright Eclipse design. The second-generation Eclipse Gemini 2 was launched in 2009, fo ...
* List of buses

References

External links

StreetDeck Ultroliner product description

StreetDeck Electroliner BEV product description

StreetDeck Hydroliner FCEV product description
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