Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVW
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Plymouth Citybus
Livery: Loop (Green)
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
June 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold to Plymouth Citybus. It has been acquired by Plymouth Citybus, due to their increased vehicle requirement for the Go Cornwall Bus subsidiary.
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0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5486 (HW07 CXX) and 5487 (HW07 CXY) onto the main fleet allocation, this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside.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
This vehicle has received the green 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.
October 2007
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery.
October 2006
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Twenty One, 24 hour service" branding.
September 2006
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new red, yellow and blue 'swoop-style' fleet livery at Hogarths Coachworks, Birtley.
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March 2008
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain pink base livery.
March 2019
Go North East
Ahead of upcoming service changes and consequent re-allocations, this vehicle has lost its "Black Cats" branding having been repainted into a plain pink base livery.
March 2014
Go North East
Following the entry into service of new Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles at Percy Main on "Cobalt Clipper" services 309/310, this vehicle has been transferred from Percy Main Depot to Stanley.