Vehicle Details
Registration: NK53 UNU
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Reliance Motor Services
Livery: Blue Arrow
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
May 2018
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold on from Reliance Motor Services, Sutton on the Forest, to York Pullman Bus Company.
April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold to Reliance Motor Services, Sutton on the Forest.
March 2018
Go North East
With "Blue Arrow" service 11 receiving an upgraded Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity allocation following the entry into service of the Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles at Percy Main on "Coaster" services 1/1A, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Percy Main.
July 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Blue Arrow" branding. There are a number of changes to Go North East's services in the Gateshead and surrounding areas, from 24th July 2016. As part of these changes, services 17 and 96 will be withdrawn and amalgamated into one route (service 11), which will be branded as "Blue Arrow". This new service provides a number of benefits: a faster service to Newcastle from parts of North Tyneside; a new direct service to Newcastle, Gateshead and Metrocentre from areas such as Percy Main, East Howdon and Willington Quay; and a direct bus between Newcastle and Royal Quays.
June 2016
Go North East
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Ahead of upcoming service changes, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main.
April 2016
Go North East
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Having previously carried "Prince Bishops" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain blue base livery.
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March 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
March 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has entered service at Hexham Depot, on the minibus network of services which link Tynedale, Allendale, Hexham and Newcastle.
March 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has entered service at Riverside Depot on "Saltwell Park" services 53/54.
March 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade. It was the last remaining example of its type in the fleet to be disposed of.
March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding for services 1 and 2 (Gateshead - Newcastle - Byker - Wallsend - Whitley Bay).
March 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received the revised "Tynedale Links" branding, in line with the launch of the new Optare Solo SR minibuses on some of the "Tynedale Links" network of services.