Vehicle Details
Registration: GX03 SSU
Chassis: Scania N94UD
Bodywork: East Lancs OmniDekka
Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet
Livery: Adapted 2019 fleet livery
Year new: 2003
Vehicle History
June 2020
Go North East
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From Monday 1 June 2020, in line with guidance from the government, Go North East's bus services will start returning to what can be considered a 'normal' level of service on weekdays (albeit still reduced on weekends), also with some minor changes which had originally been planned to take place from 17 May 2020. As such, this vehicle has now been reinstated at Riverside.
April 2020
Go North East
Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.
January 2020
Go North East
In order to isolate dual-door configuration buses at Saltmeadows, where they should only be allocated to Nexus Miscellaneous Works services, the scholars contracts at Riverside will now instead be operated from Saltmeadows. Provincial specification vehicles will instead be allocated to contracts from Riverside, where they are more likely to be allocated to services on the frontline core commercial network between schools, on weekends, and during school holidays. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to Riverside.
October 2019
Go North East
As it is due 28-day safety inspection, this vehicle has transferred from Consett Depot back to Saltmeadows. The ADL Enviro400s are still not yet ready to enter service, so a further swap will take place, with three more Saltmeadows Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka temporarily being allocated to Consett.
October 2019
Go North East
Due to the delay in the entry into service of the new ADL Enviro400 vehicles at Consett, and changes already being made to drivers duties and running boards based on double-deck vehicles being in service at Consett, this vehicle has temporarily transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to Consett, in order to operate service X30.
September 2019
Go North East
In line with the new academic school year, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Saltmeadows Road. This vehicle transfer is as a result of new contractual requirements for some of the Nexus Miscellaenous Works services for the 2019/20 academic year, now requiring a higher capacity, which Go North East's dual-door configuration buses do not meet.
June 2019
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has now returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
June 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
September 2018
Go North East
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Following changes to Nexus Miscellaneous Works and scholars contracts, which has seen Go North East being awarded with over 70 of the available contracts, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Chester-le-Street. It has been allocated to Chester-le-Street to provide fleet standardisation; with Scania OmniDekkas allocated to Chester-le-Street's scholars services, ex-London Volvo B7TLs to Riverside's scholars services, and native Volvo B7TLs to Washington's scholars services.
July 2018
Go North East
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Following the entry into service of three recently-acquired Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka vehicles which are of an increased length (11.9m) compared to a standard Scania OmniDekka (10.6m), this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Riverside. It is one of three to transfer to Riverside to operate Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, in turn displacing three of the dual-door Volvo B7TLs to the Special Events Fleet over the summer when there is an increased requirement for vehicles to operate services for Special Events.
August 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the tagline "Stay Connected | Many of our buses have free WiFi on board"
November 2016
Go North East
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Following the removal of the "Northern" branding from this vehicle, it has now been treated to a partial repaint into Go North East's new corporate livery. The new livery design is a a lot more eye-catching and features a two-tone base livery, with the traditional key colour of red towards the front of the bus, and non-metallic dark blue towards the back. It is thought that further vinyls will be added at a later date, in order to reflect the quality and customer values of Go North East.
October 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its "Northern" branding removed, and hence now carries a plain red base livery with Go North East fleet names.
November 2015
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Northern" branding, which is the new brand name for services 6 and X70/X71. As part of recent service changes, new service 6 was introduced as a replacement for the northern section of the old "Diamond" 43/44 services, so the name is appropriate for the route as well as commemorating the company's heritage with a fresh modern outlook on the "Northern" name.
June 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Stanley Depot.
May 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted from Brighton & Hove's corporate livery into Go North East's corporate livery.
May 2015
Go North East
Go North East has acquired a number of Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka vehicles from sister Go-Ahead operating company Brighton & Hove, following the entry into service of new vehicles. This vehicle, previously numbered 615 within the Brighton & Hove fleet, has now arrived at Saltmeadows Road and is undergoing preparation for service within the Go North East fleet.
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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 2015
Go North East
This vehicle has now entered service at Riverside Depot on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66.