Wright StreetCar
| Wright StreetCar | |
|---|---|
,_7_April_2007.jpg) First York Wright StreetCar in York in April 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Wrightbus |
| Production | 2006 - 2009 |
| Assembly | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | 2 or 3 |
| Floor type | Low floor |
| Chassis | Volvo B7LA Carrosserie Hess |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Volvo (Volvo B7LA) Cummins ISL 330 (Carrosserie Hess)[1] |
| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen Allison Transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 6,410 mm (252+1⁄2 in) (F)[1] 7,110 mm (280 in) (R)[1] |
| Length | 18,620 mm (61 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Width | 2,530 mm (99.5 in)[1] |
| Height | 3,400 mm (134 in)[1] |
| Curb weight | 22,000 kg (48,600 lb)[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Wright Eclipse Fusion |
The Wright StreetCar is an articulated bus developed by Wrightbus and Volvo for FirstGroup. It was built on the Volvo B7LA chassis, featuring a separate driver compartment at the front, resembling to some extent similar designs in Europe.
It features wrap-around seating arrangement at the rear. They were designed to mimic trams and used on FirstGroup's FTR services with high frequencies and dedicated stops to further enforce the impression of a premium service.[2][3][4]
Operations
United Kingdom
The StreetCar's only UK customer is First Bus, where they were introduced on First York's route 4 between Acomb and the University of York on 8 May 2006, after the City of York Council had made significant alterations to the road layout to accommodate the new vehicles.[5][6][7] Further examples entered service with First Leeds, on First Capital Connect's Luton Airport Parkway railway station to Luton Airport shuttle and with First Cymru in Swansea.[8][9][10]
United States
In 2008/09, 50 StreetCar Rapid Transit Vehicles were built for Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada in the United States for use on the RTC Transit.[11][12][13] Developed from the Wright StreetCar, they were built on Carrosserie Hess chassis. They first arrived in December 2008.
Gallery
-
A Wright StreetCar in Swansea. -
A Wright StreetCar in use on FirstGroup's ftr service in Leeds city centre. -
Las Vegas RTC Transit Wrightbus Streetcar
,_9_September_2009_cropped.jpg)
,_19_July_2009_(1).jpg)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g STURAA Test: 12 Year / 500,000 mile bus from Wright Group Ltd., Model Streetcar RTV (PTI-BT-R0906) (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center. October 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ StreetCar from the Wright Group Wrightbus 23 September 2004
- ^ StreetCar creates Desire Wrightbus 10 March 2005
- ^ First confirms orders for 39 Streetcars Bus & Coach Professional 22 July 2005
- ^ City first to use new bus fleet BBC News 22 February 2006
- ^ It's the ftr of city travel The Press 24 April 2006
- ^ The ftr of city travel arrives The Press 8 May 2006
- ^ StreetCars upgrade Luton Airport link Bus & Coach Professional 30 January 2008
- ^ First's Swansea Metro service launched Bus & Coach Professional 16 September 2009
- ^ Bendy buses in Swansea to be scrapped over cost BBC News 24 June 2015
- ^ StreetCar Breaks New Ground For The Wright Group Wrightbus 12 June 2006
- ^ Wrightbus celebrates £31m deal for its new StreetCar Belfast Telegraph 8 October 2008
- ^ Fifty Wrightbus New StreetCar RTV Vehicles for Southern Nevada Bus World 19 October 2008
External links
Media related to Wright StreetCar at Wikimedia Commons
