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Vehicle Details

Registration: W20 FWL

Chassis: Volvo B10BLE

Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)

Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2017

Vehicle History

January 2017 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
September 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot.
July 2016 Go North East Photograph by To provide a temporary replacement for Dennis Trident/East Lancs Lolyne 3876 (W186 SCU), which has been withdrawn from service at Stanley Depot, this vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Stanley.
July 2016 Go North East To replace Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4909 (W909 RBB) which has been withdrawn having sustained defects uneconomical to repair, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Washington, following use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride services.
July 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford, for use on the special Sunderland Airshow Park & Ride 4 service.
May 2016 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Washington.
May 2016 Go North East Photograph by England take on Sri Lanka in a Test Match at Emirates Riverside in Chester-le-Street from 27th until 31st May 2016. To make travel easy, Go North East are operating two special Park & Ride services. To provide an extra vehicles at Chester-le-Street for the duration of the Park & Ride services being in operation, this vehicle has been temporarily reinstated at Chester-le-Street Depot.
May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
December 2015 Go North East Photograph by This vehicle has received modifications at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, and as such is now DDA-compliant. This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
November 2015 Go North East Photograph by Following cascade of younger vehicles to Riverside Depot which are to be allocated to service 57, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.
February 2014 Go North East Photograph by Following the closure of Gateshead and Winlaton depots, this vehicle has been transferred to the brand new Riverside Depot. Riverside Depot replaces the existing depots at Sunderland Road in Gateshead and Winlaton which date back to the days of the tramways.

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May 2019 Go North East
#675
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May 2017 Go North East
#5275
This vehicle has received "The Blaydon Racer" branding. "The Blaydon Racer" is the new brand name for services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton), which were previously branded as "Toon Link". The brand... see more
May 2018 Go North East
#6169
Previously with Brighton & Hove as fleet number 908, this vehicle has now joined the Go North East fleet. It is one of the first in the batch to be amalgamated into Go North East's fleet, thought to be being disposed of... see more
May 2015 Go North East
#5415
Ahead of its entry into service, this vehicle has been branded as "Red Kite", with sub-branding for services 45/46.
May 2020 Go North East
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With an expectant announcement from the government this weekend that some 'lockdown' restrictions could be relaxed, there may be an increase in demand for bus services. Therefore, some services are going to be operated... see more
May 2018 Go North East
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May 2019 Go North East
#6143
This vehicle, which previously carried a special livery to promote Northern Writes, has now been repainted into Go North East's 2019 fleet livery. This example carries the experimental blue front end to carry out the... see more
May 2020 Go North East
#5385
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May 2019 Go North East
#5420
As a result of recent service changes and consequent re-allocations, this vehicle has lost its "Prince Bishops" branding having been repainted into Go North East's 2019 fleet livery. The experimental blue front end... see more
May 2015 Go North East
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Following a number of publicity events to promote the investment into new vehicles for services 8 and 78, this vehicle has entered service at Chester-le-Street Depot on "Coast & Country" services 8/78.