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Vehicle Details

Registration: NK61 EFY

Chassis: Optare Solo SR M890 Hybrid

Bodywork: Optare

Depot: Withdrawn

Livery: Sunderland Connect

Year new: 2011

Year sold: 2019

Vehicle History

February 2019 Go North East This vehicle has been purchased by Cumfybus, Southport, from CVA Auctions.
February 2019 Go North East As the Hybrid Optare Solos previously used on the "Sunderland Connect" 700/701 services are not owned by Go North East, they have now been returned to Sunderland City Council having been decommissioned following withdrawal. They will be made available for onward sale at CVA Auctions, Doncaster, on Tuesday 26 February.
January 2019 Go North East Photograph by Following the entry into service of the new vehicles on "Sunderland Connect" services 700/701, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot.
November 2018 Go North East Ahead of the impending delivery of the new vehicles for "Sunderland Connect" service 700, the Next Stop Announcement system has been removed from this vehicle. The system will be installed into the new vehicles on delivery.
September 2016 Go North East Following repaint, this vehicle has received "Sunderland Connect" branding.
September 2016 Go North East Ahead of the commencement of the new contract for "Sunderland Connect" service 700, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain green base livery. The three "Sunderland Connect" branded vehicles gained a promotional wrap-style advertisement to celebrate Christmas in Sunderland during the festive season in 2014. The removal of the wrap-style advertisement in January 2015 resulted in the paintwork being left in poor condition. Nexus recognised this, and included repainting the three Hybrid vehicles as part of the contract.
February 2015 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been fitted with Next Stop Announcement monitors.
January 2015 Go North East With the Christmas celebrations now over, this vehicle has lost its promotional wrap-style advertisement to celebrate Christmas in Sunderland.
November 2014 Go North East This vehicle has gained a promotional wrap-style advertisement to celebrate Christmas in Sunderland.
October 2011 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has entered service at Deptford Depot on "Sunderland Connect" service 700.
October 2011 Go North East Prior to entering service, this vehicle has received "Sunderland Connect" branding, for service 700.
October 2011 Go North East This vehicle, which carries a green base livery, has arrived into the Go North East fleet, and is currently being prepared for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot.

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April 2011 Go North East
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This vehicle has entered service at Washington Depot.
April 2017 Go North East
#6129
Ahead of upcoming service changes in May, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery. From May 21st 2017; services 6, X30/X31 and X70/X71 will all be branded as "Toon Link" with a mixed allocation of... see more
April 2019 Go North East
#5484
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2016 Go North East
#542
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April 2009 Go North East
#5266
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
April 2015 Go North East
#5403
This vehicle, which carries a light green base livery, has arrived into the Go North East fleet, and is currently being prepared for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot. Once prepared for service, it is expected to be allocated to... see more
April 2019 Go North East
#5485
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2018 Go North East
#5210
In order to improve the appearance of the Driver Training fleet, the entire batch of Scania L94s are to undergo repaint. Having previously carried a plain red base livery, this vehicle has now received a plain blue livery. It is... see more
April 2017 Go North East
#5277
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to "Citylink" service 57.
April 2016 Go North East
#5420
This vehicle, which carries a purple 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 £3.7m, this batch... see more