Following the entry into service of Dennis Enviro 300/Alexander Enviro 300 27508 (NK05 JXG) at Stockton Depot, this vehicle has moved from Stockton to Stockton (Reserve).
Though originally expected to form part of the Driver Training fleet at Stagecoach North East; this vehicle will now instead be sold, and is now being decommissioned prior to onward sale to another Stagecoach division.
Though originally expected to form part of the Driver Training fleet at Stagecoach North East; this vehicle will now instead be sold, and is now being decommissioned prior to onward sale to another Stagecoach division.
Prior to returning to service at Riverside Depot; this vehicle has received "Citylink" branding, with sub-branding for service 57. The livery design has been slightly revised in line with the new features being available on the bus, and the cant rail has been revised to show the standardised design, with the text showing the words "Buses run early til late • Into the heart of the city up to every 20 minutes".
This vehicle has returned to Go North East following internal refurbishment and repaint into a plain blue base livery. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot prior to allocation to Riverside Depot.
This vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot and released for internal refurbished and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.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.
Due to a large amount of paint coming off with the vinyls when these were stripped earlier this month, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain red base livery.
