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Vehicle History
July 2008
Go North East
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Following service changes effective Sunday 30th March 2008, this vehicle has received "Pink Panthers" branding. This brand name was first used on a fleet of Optare Solos from Chester-le-Street to operate new service D4 in Durham starting 2 October 2006. The service was unsuccessful and withdrawn on 31 December 2006. The small fleet of pink Solos were sent to Percy Main, a big user of the type at the time, and were pressed into service on services 321 and 322 from 13 January 2007. This arrangement lasted until 26 March 2007 when the North Tyneside service network was rearranged with services 307 and 319 gaining the Pink Panther brand. The service changes effective 30 March 2008 has resulted in the new service 81, operating between Cramlington and Holy Cross, being encompassed within this brand identity instead.
April 2008
Go North East
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Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain pink base livery.
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March 2020
Go North East
Ahead of the introduction of new vehicles on the "Red Arrows" X1 service in May, this vehicle has been stripped of all "Red Arrows" branding prior to its cascade elsewhere.
March 2008
Go North East
Ahead of upcoming service changes, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Percy Main.
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 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 2017
Go North East
Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has been repainted into a two-tone maroon and yellow base livery.