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Vehicle Details

Registration: WK59 CWY

Chassis: Optare Solo M920

Bodywork: Optare

Depot: Scarlet Band

Livery: Metrocentre Mini

Year new: 2009

Year sold: 2020

Vehicle History

January 2020 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been sold to Scarlet Band, West Cornforth.
November 2019 Go North East Photograph by Replaced in the fleet at Riverside by similarly-aged Optare Versas, this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside.
January 2018 Go North East From 28th January 2018, Go North East are making changes to a number of services to improve reliability and to allow new travel opportunities. As part of these service changes, "South Tyne" services 88/88A have been withdrawn and replaced by revised service 9 and new "Crusader" service 26. The 88/88A services were previously operated by the low-cost unit at Riverside Depot, and to replace the work in this unit at Riverside, the operation of the "Metrocentre Mini" M6/M7/M8 services has transferred across from Stanley. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Riverside.
May 2017 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has received "Metrocentre Mini" branding, for services M6/M7/M8. "Metrocentre Mini" is the new brand name being introduced for the direct and frequent services operating between Stanley and Metrocentre. Service changes, effective 21st May, will see "Venture" services V7/V8 re-numbered M7/M8, and the introduction of a new service to increase the frequency on this corridor to every 20 minutes. The additional bus per hour will be numbered M6, and will run to South Stanley and South Moor, offering a direct bus to Metrocentre from these areas.
May 2017 Go North East Following temporary loan to Chester-le-Street Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Stanley.
May 2017 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Chester-le-Street, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
March 2017 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has entered service at Stanley Depot, where it will be allocated to "Venture" services V7/V8 (East Stanley/Fines Park - Metrocentre).
March 2017 Go North East Photograph by Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has been repainted into a two-tone maroon and yellow base livery.
February 2017 Go North East Photograph by New to Western Greyhound of Summercourt as fleet number 961 in September 2009, this vehicle passed to Plymouth Citybus in December 2014 where it gained fleet number 223. This vehicle has now been acquired by Go North East, where it has received fleet number 713. It is currently undergoing preparation 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.
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April 2018 Go North East
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April 2018 Go North East
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This vehicle has received a promotional livery to celebrate 50 years of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1968 - 2018).
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This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.