The GB Hawk replaces the Volvo B8RLE-powered Wright Eclipse 3 at the top end of the Wrightbus single-decker bus range, as they consolidate towards producing only integral vehicles, and competes with heavyweight designs such as the MCV Evora and the Scania Fencer.[citation needed] Production of the GB Hawk commenced in January 2021. With the discontinuation of the StreetLite in 2024, the GB Hawk is now the only single-deck bus produced by Wrightbus with Diesel propulsion.
The first Hawk entered service on non-passenger trials with Ipswich Buses in February 2021.[2] Northern Irish state operator Ulsterbus were the first and so far only operator to place orders for the GB Hawk, with 123 examples entering service with the operator from mid-2021.[3][4]
^Savage, Paul; Molloy, Ian (8 November 2022). "Fleet News Ireland". Buses. No. 813. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 105. B40F-seated Wright GB Hawk 2607 (YUI 3607) entered service at Enniskillen in September, taking to 123 the number of this type delivered to all depots other than Great Victoria Street and Milewater service centre in Belfast, and Magherafelt and Pennyburn.
