In line with the cascade of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs from Riverside Depot to Chester-le-Street, providing a younger and higher quality spare vehicle allocation for "Angel" service 21 as well as allowing fleet standardisation, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Stanley.
In line with the cascade of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs from Riverside Depot to Chester-le-Street, providing a younger and higher quality spare vehicle allocation for "Angel" service 21 as well as allowing fleet standardisation, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Stanley.
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Hexham Depot, where it will see allocation to "Tynedalexpress" services X84/X85. As part of the upgrade, the branding design is intended to be changed compared to the current "Tynedalexpress" branded Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicles.
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford, where it will cover for Mercedes Citaro vehicles away for internal refurbishment and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford, where it will cover for Mercedes Citaro vehicles away for internal refurbishment and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford, where it will cover for Mercedes Citaro vehicles away for internal refurbishment and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
This vehicle has transferred from Hexham Depot to Riverside. It has been released for cascade from Hexham Depot, where it was previously allocated to, due to the impending entry into service of Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5303 (NK08 CHJ) on "Tynedale Links" service 680.
Sunderland Illuminations are back for 2017, with lights spreading sparkle from St Peters Church all along the seafront. Roker Park will be transformed into a Festival of Light, with a Disney theme. The Park will be open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 5 October to 5 November plus every night at half term, from 5pm – 10pm each night. In order to transport visitors to the event; Go North East are operating a special Park & Ride service, numbered 101. The service will run from Thursday 5 October - Sunday 5 November on Thursdays, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays, plus every day during half term week (23-27 October). As such; this vehicle has transferred from Percy Main... see more
This vehicle has returned to Go North East following internal refurbishment and repaint into a yellow and blue base livery. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot prior to allocation to Hexham Depot. As part of ongoing improvements to services in Hexham, "Tynedale Links" service 680 will receive an upgraded Mercedes Citaro allocation, with the existing Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicle allocated to Hexham cascading to another route.
This vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot and released for internal refurbished and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn. The extensive refurbishment work includes, but is not limited to, external repaint; deep cleaning of the interior of the vehicle; renewal of floor coverings; cleaning all seat frames and re-trimming seats into leather with USB sockets on the back of every seat; fitting blue accent lighting underneath seats to provide extra light on the gangway; and fitting Next Stop Announcements.
Having previously carried "Tyne Tees Xpress" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a dark green base livery. As part of ongoing improvements to services on the Tyne Valley, Go North East will re-brand its "TEN" 10/10A/10B/10X services as "Tyne Valley Ten" on a green base livery, moving away from the silver livery which the vehicles allocated to these services have carried since 2008. The new brand is designed to represent the picturesque Tyne Valley corridor and promotes the frequent buses to Metrocentre and Newcastle which the "TEN" group of services provide, up to every 10 minutes. The introduction of new vehicles on "Tyne Tees... see more
This vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery, having previously carried a plain red base livery. This example carries the tagline "Stay Connected | Many of our buses have free WiFi on board". It has been released for cascade from Hexham Depot, where it was previously allocated to, following the entry into service of the refurbished Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro vehicles on "Tynedalexpress" services X84/X85.
