Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVP
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Davies Motors, Ruthin
Livery: Loop (Blue)
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
March 2020
Go North East
Replaced in the fleet at Riverside following the move of Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5486 (HW07 CXX) and 5487 (HW07 CXY) onto the main fleet allocation, this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside. Like 5226 (NK54 NVZ), this vehicle is in line to transfer to East Yorkshire on temporary loan, although has in fact been sold to Plymouth Citybus (where it will transfer onward in a few weeks time), for their expanding Go Cornwall Bus operation, following the award of a large number of contracts previously held by First Group.
April 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the blue variant of the revised "Loop" branding.
January 2016
Go North East
Having previously been branded as "Loop", this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery, ahead of the branding on "Loop" services 93/94 being re-launched.
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.
February 2008
Go North East
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Following repaint last year, this vehicle has received "The Gateshead Loop" branding, for services 93/94, which operate circular services clockwise and anti-clockwise around Gateshead, Team Valley, Low Fell, QE Hospital and Heworth.
August 2007
Go North East
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Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery.
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April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been reinstated at Hexham Depot, to operate the seasonal Hadrian's Wall Country Bus AD122 service.
April 2018
Go North East
Prior to disposal, this vehicle has been re-registered. Its cherished registration mark, K3 VOY, has been sold to a private buyer, in exchange for another cherished registration mark (N21 GNE).
April 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.
April 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried "Prince Bishops" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain blue base livery.
April 2007
Go North East
Having been delivered in a plain red base livery; this vehicle has now been repainted into a silver and blue base livery at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and has also received "Cobalt Clipper" branding.
April 2019
Go North East
In line with the operation of "Toon Link" services 6 and X31 transferring from Stanley Depot to Riverside, this vehicle has also transferred to Riverside.
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.