Wright StreetDeck

Wright StreetDeck

StreetDeck Electroliner BEV: Added Salisbury Reds deliveries.

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[[Go North West]] took delivery of 19 facelift StreetDeck Electroliners for [[Bee Network]] franchised bus services in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bury]] in late 2024,{{cite news |last1=Halford |first1=Paul |title=Go North West to add 19 Streetdeck Electroliners to Bee Network |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/go-north-west-to-add-19-streetdeck-electroliners-to-bee-network/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=routeone |date=3 January 2025}} with a further 58 due to be delivered during 2026 for services in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]], 43 of which will be specified as [[guided bus]]es to replace older hybrid buses on the [[Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit]] system.{{cite news |title=Bee Network Vantage BRT corridor to get StreetDeck Electroliners |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/bee-network-vantage-brt-corridor-to-get-streetdeck-electroliners/ |access-date=2 February 2026 |work=routeone |date=30 January 2026}} A further 55 were ordered by Transport for Greater Manchester in March 2026.{{cite news |last1=Halford |first1=Paul |title=TfGM announces order of 55 battery-electric buses from Wrightbus |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/tfgm-announces-order-of-55-battery-electric-buses-from-wrightbus/ |access-date=17 March 2026 |work=routeone |publisher=Diversified Business Communications |date=16 March 2026 |location=Brighton}}
[[Go North West]] took delivery of 19 facelift StreetDeck Electroliners for [[Bee Network]] franchised bus services in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bury]] in late 2024,{{cite news |last1=Halford |first1=Paul |title=Go North West to add 19 Streetdeck Electroliners to Bee Network |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/go-north-west-to-add-19-streetdeck-electroliners-to-bee-network/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=routeone |date=3 January 2025}} with a further 58 due to be delivered during 2026 for services in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]], 43 of which will be specified as [[guided bus]]es to replace older hybrid buses on the [[Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit]] system.{{cite news |title=Bee Network Vantage BRT corridor to get StreetDeck Electroliners |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/bee-network-vantage-brt-corridor-to-get-streetdeck-electroliners/ |access-date=2 February 2026 |work=routeone |date=30 January 2026}} A further 55 were ordered by Transport for Greater Manchester in March 2026.{{cite news |last1=Halford |first1=Paul |title=TfGM announces order of 55 battery-electric buses from Wrightbus |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/tfgm-announces-order-of-55-battery-electric-buses-from-wrightbus/ |access-date=17 March 2026 |work=routeone |publisher=Diversified Business Communications |date=16 March 2026 |location=Brighton}}


In October 2024, the [[Go-Ahead Group]] 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.{{cite news |last1=Topham |first1=Gwyn |title=Go-Ahead transport group orders 1,200 'green buses' from Wrightbus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/08/go-ahead-transport-group-orders-1200-green-buses-from-wrightbus |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 October 2024 |location=London}}{{cite news |last1=Deakin |first1=Tim |title=Go-Ahead agrees 1,200 zero-emission bus deal with Wrightbus |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/go-ahead-agrees-1200-zero-emission-bus-deal-with-wrightbus/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=routeone |date=8 October 2024}} 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,{{cite news |last1=Telford |first1=William |title=Plymouth gets new £32m electric bus fleet with taxpayer help |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-gets-new-32m-electric-9865142 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Plymouth Herald |date=16 January 2025}}{{cite news |title=Plymouth Citybus welcomes its first StreetDeck Electroliners |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/plymouth-citybus-welcomes-its-first-streetdeck-electroliners/ |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=routeone |date=13 May 2025}} with Go North East following in late 2025 with 25 StreetDeck Electroliners for use on the [[Angel 21|''Angel'' 21]] and the 'Voltra' branded 58 service between [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and [[Heworth, Tyne and Wear|Heworth]].{{cite news |title=High-profile debut for first of 29 further Go North East electric buses |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/high-profile-debut-for-first-of-29-further-go-north-east-electric-buses/ |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=routeone |date=23 January 2026}}{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=James |title=£17 million fleet of electric buses launched on three of the North East's busiest bus routes |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/17-million-fleet-electric-buses-33276882 |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=Chronicle Live |date=21 January 2026 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne}} [[Southern Vectis]] began taking delivery of 31 StreetDeck Electroliners from February 2026 onwards,{{cite news |title=Southern Vectis Wrightbus battery-electric bus fleet makes debut |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/southern-vectis-wrightbus-battery-electric-bus-fleet-makes-debut/ |access-date=2 March 2026 |work=routeone |date=2 March 2026}} seven were delivered to Pulhams Coaches in March 2026,{{cite news |last1=Crawford |first1=Alex |title=Pulhams deploys Wrightbus fleet in £8.17 million decarbonisation drive |url=https://www.route-one.net/deliveries/pulhams-deploys-wrightbus-fleet-in-8-17-million-decarbonisation-drive/ |access-date=10 March 2026 |work=routeone |date=9 March 2026}} 16 were launched by [[East Yorkshire (bus company)|East Yorkshire]] in March 2026,{{cite magazine |last=Goh |first=Maxson |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/electric-shock-2/ |title=Electric shock! |date=31 March 2026 |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=1723 |pages=28-31 |location=Peterborough |access-date=16 April 2026 |url-access=subscription}} and another 16 were launched into service by [[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove]] in April 2026.{{cite news |title=Brighton and Hove Buses debuts first 16 electric double-decks |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/brighton-and-hove-buses-debuts-first-16-electric-double-decks/ |access-date=16 April 2026 |work=routeone |publisher=Diversified Business Communications UK |date=16 April 2026 |location=Brighton}}
In October 2024, the [[Go-Ahead Group]] 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.{{cite news |last1=Topham |first1=Gwyn |title=Go-Ahead transport group orders 1,200 'green buses' from Wrightbus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/08/go-ahead-transport-group-orders-1200-green-buses-from-wrightbus |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 October 2024 |location=London}}{{cite news |last1=Deakin |first1=Tim |title=Go-Ahead agrees 1,200 zero-emission bus deal with Wrightbus |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/go-ahead-agrees-1200-zero-emission-bus-deal-with-wrightbus/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=routeone |date=8 October 2024}} 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,{{cite news |last1=Telford |first1=William |title=Plymouth gets new £32m electric bus fleet with taxpayer help |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-gets-new-32m-electric-9865142 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Plymouth Herald |date=16 January 2025}}{{cite news |title=Plymouth Citybus welcomes its first StreetDeck Electroliners |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/plymouth-citybus-welcomes-its-first-streetdeck-electroliners/ |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=routeone |date=13 May 2025}} with Go North East following in late 2025 with 25 StreetDeck Electroliners for use on the [[Angel 21|''Angel'' 21]] and the 'Voltra' branded 58 service between [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and [[Heworth, Tyne and Wear|Heworth]].{{cite news |title=High-profile debut for first of 29 further Go North East electric buses |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/high-profile-debut-for-first-of-29-further-go-north-east-electric-buses/ |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=routeone |date=23 January 2026}}{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=James |title=£17 million fleet of electric buses launched on three of the North East's busiest bus routes |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/17-million-fleet-electric-buses-33276882 |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=Chronicle Live |date=21 January 2026 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne}} [[Southern Vectis]] began taking delivery of 31 StreetDeck Electroliners from February 2026 onwards,{{cite news |title=Southern Vectis Wrightbus battery-electric bus fleet makes debut |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/southern-vectis-wrightbus-battery-electric-bus-fleet-makes-debut/ |access-date=2 March 2026 |work=routeone |date=2 March 2026}} seven were delivered to Pulhams Coaches in March 2026,{{cite news |last1=Crawford |first1=Alex |title=Pulhams deploys Wrightbus fleet in £8.17 million decarbonisation drive |url=https://www.route-one.net/deliveries/pulhams-deploys-wrightbus-fleet-in-8-17-million-decarbonisation-drive/ |access-date=10 March 2026 |work=routeone |date=9 March 2026}} 18 were launched by [[Salisbury Reds (bus company)|Salisbury Reds]] and 16 were launched by [[East Yorkshire (bus company)|East Yorkshire]] in March 2026,{{cite magazine |last=Ward |first=Ray |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/salisbury-reds-electric-buses-launch/ |title=Salisbury Reds electric buses launch |date=31 March 2026 |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=1723 |pages=16-17 |location=Peterborough |access-date=22 April 2026 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite magazine |last=Goh |first=Maxson |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/electric-shock-2/ |title=Electric shock! |date=31 March 2026 |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=1723 |pages=28-31 |location=Peterborough |access-date=16 April 2026 |url-access=subscription}} and another 16 were launched into service by [[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove]] in April 2026.{{cite news |title=Brighton and Hove Buses debuts first 16 electric double-decks |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/brighton-and-hove-buses-debuts-first-16-electric-double-decks/ |access-date=16 April 2026 |work=routeone |publisher=Diversified Business Communications UK |date=16 April 2026 |location=Brighton}}


The [[Liverpool City Region Combined Authority]] is to take delivery of over 100 StreetDeck Electroliners for distribution to [[Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire]] and Go North West, whose franchised [[Metro (Liverpool City Region)|Metro]] operations in the region will start in October 2026. The first two buses from this order arrived in the region in February 2026 for driver training usage.{{cite news |title=First Liverpool City Region CA-owned battery-electric buses arrive |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/first-liverpool-city-region-ca-owned-battery-electric-buses-arrive/ |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=routeone |date=26 February 2026}}
The [[Liverpool City Region Combined Authority]] is to take delivery of over 100 StreetDeck Electroliners for distribution to [[Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire]] and Go North West, whose franchised [[Metro (Liverpool City Region)|Metro]] operations in the region will start in October 2026. The first two buses from this order arrived in the region in February 2026 for driver training usage.{{cite news |title=First Liverpool City Region CA-owned battery-electric buses arrive |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/first-liverpool-city-region-ca-owned-battery-electric-buses-arrive/ |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=routeone |date=26 February 2026}}