Vehicle Details
Registration: NK67 ECD
Chassis: Volvo B5TL
Bodywork: Wright Eclipse Gemini 3
Depot: Sunderland
Livery: X-lines | Blue Base
Year new: 2017
Vehicle History
January 2024
Go North East
Due to changes to school bus services, there has been a PVR reduction at Consett. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Consett Depot to Sunderland, for use on service X20, which is being reinstated from Sunday 28 January 2024 in partnership with Durham County Council and Nexus, using Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding. Following transfer, this vehicle has been stripped of route details associated with service X21.
September 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street Depot.
August 2020
Go North East
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Prior to returning to service, this vehicle has received "X-lines" branding, with sub-branding for service X21.
August 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has been repainted into the blue variant of the "X-lines" livery, at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn. It has now returned to Saltmeadows Road to receive "X-lines" branding, prior to returning to service at Chester-le-Street.
July 2020
Go North East
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This vehicle has been taken out of service at Riverside Depot, to undergo preparation for service on its new tenure on the X21 service from Chester-le-Street Depot, which includes a repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, as well as some mechanical upgrades to be completed.
September 2017
Go North East
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Having been used on a special service operating for the Great North Run yesterday, this vehicle has now been allocated to services X9/X10 at Riverside Depot.
September 2017
Go North East
Though intended to be allocated to services X9/X10 (Newcastle - Middlesbrough) from Monday 11th September 2017, this vehicle has entered service at Riverside Depot on a special service operating for the Great North Run.
September 2017
Go North East
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Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "X9|X10" branding, featuring the tagline "Direct to the heart of the city". In order to combat the strong public perception that people who travel on public transport are beneath those on the Social Class hierarchy compared to those who travel by car, and to show car users that they do have some commonality with bus users, each vehicle with "X9|X10" branding will feature a different type of bus user. This example shows a stylish male commuter.
August 2017
Go North East
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So that the entire batch of vehicles are registered with '67' plate registration marks, only available for vehicles being registered from 1st September 2017 onwards, this vehicle has surrendered its original registration of NK17 GKD and has instead been re-registered as NK67 ECD.
August 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle, which carries a midnight blue 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 over £1.6m, this batch of vehicles have been ordered to upgrade "Tyne Tees Xpress" services X9 and X10. These vehicles feature the latest technology, and are fitted with Volvo's new 5.1 litre D5K-240 engine, which is Euro 6 emission compliant. Internally; they feature Esteban Civic V3 seating complete with leather and soft topper foam for added comfort; four tables on the upper saloon; two-colour Tarabus 'Wood Effect' flooring; and blue accent lighting, which is fitted underneath seats and on the stairwell, to provide extra light on the gangway. Like all new vehicles; they feature Wi-Fi, 'Next Stop' audio-visual announcements and USB connections as standard, though these vehicles also feature three-pin power sockets on the upper saloon tables.
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April 2017
Go North East
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton).
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 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
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).