Vehicle Details
Registration: GX03 SUA
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Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.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
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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.
January 2020
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Saltmeadows Road.
November 2019
Go North East
As it is due 28-day safety inspection, this vehicle has transferred from Consett Depot back to Saltmeadows. As the fourth, former East Yorkshire, ADL Enviro400 is still not yet ready to enter service, a further swap will take place, with another Saltmeadows Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka temporarily being allocated to Consett.
October 2019
Go North East
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The new ADL Enviro400s for Consett are still not yet ready to enter service, so this vehicle has temporarily transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to Consett, in order to operate service X30.
September 2019
Go North East
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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.
May 2019
Go North East
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In line with service changes and the introduction of new brand identities, there were a large number of vehicle re-allocations which took place on Sunday 19 May, the significance of which have been likened to the South Shields and Bishop Auckland depot closures in 2005 and 2006 respectively. This vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Chester-le-Street, displacing Wright StreetDeck/Wright StreetDeck Micro-Hybrid 3 6332 (NK67 GOA) to Crook Depot.
February 2019
Go North East
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With "The Castles Express" branded Wright StreetDeck 6304 (NK16 BXD) having now returned to service following completion of repairs, similar 6332 (NK67 GOA) has now returned to service at Chester-le-Street. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Percy Main, displacing Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 6017 (V317 LGC) to a float/reserve capacity in the fleet.
September 2018
Go North East
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In order to standardise the fleet at Percy Main, ex-London Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Geminis 6910 - 6914 are being allocated to Percy Main in order to operate the depot's Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts contracts. As such, Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekkas 6136 - 6138 and Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 6010 (V310 LGC) have been released for cascade elsewhere. This vehicle has transferred from Percy Main Depot to Chester-le-Street, in order to release Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3962 - 3964 to Washington.
March 2018
Go North East
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Following the entry into service of the former Go-Ahead London General Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs at Stanley; this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Percy Main, to enable the withdrawal of older Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs.
August 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has received the tagline "No change? | Get your bus ticket on your phone with our mobile app"
December 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has 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.
August 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot, and has been repainted from Brighton & Hove's corporate livery into Go North East's corporate livery.
July 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has entered service at Stanley Depot.
July 2016
Go North East
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Following the last batch delivered in June 2016, Go North East has acquired five further Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka vehicles from sister Go-Ahead operating company Brighton & Hove, following the entry into service of brand new Wright StreetDeck vehicles on Brighton & Hove's 1 service. This vehicle, previously numbered previously numbered 605 within the Brighton & Hove fleet, has now arrived at Riverside Depot. It will undergo preparation for service within the Go North East fleet at Saltmeadows Road Depot.
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April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold to Reliance Motor Services, Sutton on the Forest.
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 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 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 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 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been allocated to Chester-le-Street Depot and has received sub-branding for a revised X23 service (Newcastle - MetroCentre - Durham).
April 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has received "Coaster" branding, with sub-branding for service 1 (Gateshead - Whitley Bay).