Vehicle Details
Registration: NL63 YHN
Chassis: Volvo B9TL
Bodywork: Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
Depot: Riverside
Livery: Tyne Valley 10
Year new: 2013
Vehicle History
July 2020
Go North East
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Made available due to the school holidays PVR reduction; this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Riverside, in order to operate services X9/X10 temporarily pending delivery of the Volvo B11RT/Plaxton Elitei interdeck coaches from Oxford Bus Company, with the Volvo B5TL allocation having now been taken out of service.
June 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle, which previously wore a special promotional livery for Go North East's Night Bus N56 service, has been repainted into Go North East's 2019 fleet livery. This also reflects the service changes which took place from Monday 1 June, whereby Go North East permanently withdrew the N56 service, due to low passenger numbers prior to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
May 2020
Go North East
With an expectant announcement from the government this weekend that some 'lockdown' restrictions could be relaxed, there may be an increase in demand for bus services. Therefore, some services are going to be operated by larger vehicles, to allow greater social distancing on-board buses, and Go North East will deploy up to 10 'hot spare' vehicles at key bus stations over the morning and evening peaks. As such, this vehicle has been reinstated at Deptford.
May 2020
Go North East
With an expected announcement from the UK Government on Sunday 10 May to relax some of the current "lockdown" restrictions in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which could lead to an increased number of passengers travelling on Go North East's bus services, further re-allocations and service allocation revisions are being made, in order to increase social distancing on-board Go North East's bus services. This will include double-deck buses being allocated to services ordinarily allocated single-decks, and single-deck buses being allocated to those services which had been temporarily allocated minibuses for the duration of the crisis. Therefore this vehicle has been reinstated at Deptford Depot.
April 2020
Go North East
Further service changes have taken place due to the reduced demand for bus services as a result of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. As such, this vehicle has been taken out of service. It is expected to be formally delicensed closer to the end of the
month, in order to allow the company to claim a tax refund.
August 2019
Go North East
In partnership with Gateshead Council; this vehicle has received exhaust modifications, increasing the Euro standard of this bus from Euro 5 to Euro 6.
October 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has received a special promotional livery to advertise the "Night Bus" N56 service. It is intended to act as a mobile advertisement for the service on the daytime 56 route, raising awareness of the 24-hour operation of the service on Saturdays.
July 2017
Go North East
Having previously carried "Fab Fifty Six" branding, this vehicle has now been repainted into a two-tone black and orange base livery. Once repainted; it will receive a promotional livery for the Night Bus N56 service, which operates on Sunday mornings between 00:15 and 03:15am, between Sunderland and Newcastle. Although the vehicle will not be allocated to the N56 service itself, it will act as a mobile advertisement for the service on the daytime 56 route, raising awareness of the 24-hour operation of the service on weekends.
May 2016
Go North East
Following an unsuccessful trial period, the GKN Flywheel system fitted to this vehicle has been removed.
January 2014
Go North East
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This vehicle has entered service at Deptford Depot on "Fab Fifty Six" service 56 (Sunderland - Newcastle).
December 2013
Go North East
Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has received "Fab Fifty Six" branding, with sub-branding for service 56 (Sunderland - Newcastle).
December 2013
Go North East
This vehicle, which carries an orange base livery, has arrived into the Go North East fleet. It is currently being prepared for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot. Representing an investment of approximately £3,400,000, Go North East has ordered a batch of seventeen Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 double-deck buses to be launched on the “Fab Fifty Six” 56 service at Deptford Depot. These brand new buses feature Esteban Civic V3 seating; free passenger Wi-Fi; power sockets with USB connections, and ‘Next Stop’ audio-visual announcements.
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April 2017
Go North East
Following the completion of modifications at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, this vehicle has returned to service within Riverside's Driver Training fleet.
April 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a purple cream base livery, and has also received "The Drifter" branding, for services 60 (Sunderland - Seaham - Parkside) and 61 (Sunderland - Murton).
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
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 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried 'Northern' fleet names, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.