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Vehicle Details

Registration: W908 RBB

Chassis: Volvo B10BLE

Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)

Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2016

Vehicle History

July 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been sold to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet.
May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot.
September 2015 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has received modifications at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and as such is now DDA-compliant. This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
February 2007 Go North East Photograph by To replace the temporary branding for services 40, 43, 43A, 43B and 44 (vehicles wearing standard fleet livery with Stanley Shuttle vinyls applied), Go North East is to introduce new "The Diamond" branding in line with the simplification of the services which operate between Durham and Newcastle, via Stanley. This vehicle has now received The Diamond" branding, with sub-branding for the 43/44 services. Early expansion of the Go-Ahead Northern empire saw the acquisition of certain smaller competing bus operators in North East England, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Northern acquired JH Hammell (Diamond) on 30th December 1994, which this brand refers to.
December 2006 Go North East Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain orange base livery.

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This vehicle has been repainted into a plain white base livery, providing spare coverage in the event of a branded vehicle being unavailable for service.
May 2012 Go North East
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May 2020 Go North East
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May 2018 Go North East
#6911
Previously with Go-Ahead London Central as fleet number WVL262, this vehicle has now joined the Go North East fleet. Numbered separately from other double-deck vehicles in the fleet; it is one of a batch of 34 in the process of... see more
May 2017 Go North East
#5250
Having previously carried sub-branding for services X30/X31 (Stanley - Newcastle); this vehicle has had these vinyls stripped and new vinyls added, sporting the taglines "For city centre shops and leisure" and... see more
May 2018 Go North East
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