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The Wright StreetCar is an articulated bus developed by Wrightbus and Volvo Buses for FirstGroup. It consists of an adapted Volvo B7LA (to be replaced by Volvo B9LA) chassis, featuring a separate driver compartment at the front, resembling to some extent similar designs in continental Europe.

They feature air-conditioning and a wrap-around seating arrangement at the rear. They're designed to mimic trams in their appearance and in the UK, the Wright StreetCar buses are used on First Group's ftr services since its launch in May 2006, with high frequencies and dedicated stops to further enforce the impression of a premium service. They have also gained the nickname of "understeer streetcar" with some drivers, owing to a tendency to understeer negotiating roundabouts


In 2007, North East England bus operator Go North East ran a StreetCar trial on its popular X66 CentreLink service (currently operated by Wright Solar Fusions) between Gateshead Interchange and MetroCentre. The StreetCar was loaned from First Group.

In 2015, the Streetcars operated by First Leeds were replaced by new Wright Streetdeck vehicles on route 72 and were transported to the First Bradford Bowling Back Lane depot for storage being taken for scrap 3 years on. One has since been sighted at Ensignbus with another at the Eden Project and operating for Govia.

In 2018, a rumour started to circulate that a Wright Streetcar was to be preserved in Yorkshire, it is currently unknown if the rumours are true.

See also[]

  • FTR - FirstGroup's brand for services operated by StreetCars.

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