Vehicle Details
Registration: NK53 TLJ
Chassis: Transbus MPD
Bodywork: Transbus Mini Pointer
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: Go North East Red
Year new: 2003
Vehicle History
February 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
November 2016
Go North East
Having incurred defects uneconomical to repair, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot. It has been replaced in the fleet at Deptford following the entry into service of the former Thames Travel Optare Solo M880/Optare vehicles, fleet numbers 698 and 700.
October 2016
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Peterlee Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Deptford.
October 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has temporarily transferred from Deptford Depot to Peterlee, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
September 2016
Go North East
Due to changes associated with Nexus contracts, Stanley Travel has been awarded with the contract to operate the daytime 701 service. As such; the vehicle Go North East allocates to this service (Optare Solo SR M890/Optare 628) has been released for cascade, and has become a dedicated spare vehicle for the daytime "Sunderland Connect" 700 service again. In turn; this vehicle now consequently forms part of the float/reserve fleet, though presently remains allocated to Deptford Depot.
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March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain lilac base livery, and has also received "Cross Tyne" branding for services 9 (Sunderland - Wallsend) and 9A (Sunderland - North Shields).
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 2016
Go North East
Having been returned to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet for outstanding defect repairs, this vehicle has now entered service at The Big Lemon, Brighton.
March 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding for services 1 and 2 (Gateshead - Newcastle - Byker - Wallsend - Whitley Bay).
March 2013
Go North East
Having been acquired by Damory Coaches in November 2011, it has remained in Plymouth Citybus' base livery since. It has now been repainted into Damory Coaches' corporate livery.