Vehicle Details
Registration: W20 FWL
Chassis: Volvo B10BLE
Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: Go North East Red
Year new: 2000
Vehicle History
January 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
September 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot.
July 2016
Go North East
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To provide a temporary replacement for Dennis Trident/East Lancs Lolyne 3876 (W186 SCU), which has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Stanley.
July 2016
Go North East
To replace Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4909 (W909 RBB) which has been withdrawn having sustained defects uneconomical to repair, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Washington, following use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride services.
July 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford, for use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride 4 service.
May 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington.
May 2016
Go North East
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England take on Sri Lanka in a Test Match at Emirates Riverside in Chester-le-Street from 27th until 31st May 2016. To make travel easy, Go North East are operating two special Park & Ride services. To provide an extra vehicles at Chester-le-Street for the duration of the Park & Ride services being in operation, this vehicle has been temporarily reinstated at Chester-le-Street Depot.
May 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
December 2015
Go North East
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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 This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
November 2015
Go North East
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Following cascade of younger vehicles to Riverside Depot which are to be allocated to service 57, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.
February 2014
Go North East
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Following the closure of Gateshead and Winlaton depots, this vehicle has been transferred to the brand new Riverside Depot. Riverside Depot replaces the existing depots at Sunderland Road in Gateshead and Winlaton which date back to the days of the tramways.
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April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2015
Go North East
Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
April 2020
Go North East
In order to combat the changing demand for bus services in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this vehicle has been reinstated at Riverside Depot.
April 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has returned to service at Deptford Depot, where it will be allocated to "Wear Xpress" service X5 (Sunderland - Hartlepool).