Vehicle Details
Registration: YX17 NOF
Chassis: Dennis Trident 2
Bodywork: Alexander Enviro 400MMC
Depot: Ashington
Livery: New Sapphire - X21/X22
Year new: 2017
Vehicle History
July 2017
Arriva North East
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With this batch of buses having been officially unveiled at Ashington Leisure Centre by local MP Ian Lavery on July 21st 2017, this vehicle has now entered service at Ashington Depot.
July 2017
Arriva North East
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This vehicle has received "Sapphire" branding, with sub-branding for services X21/X22 (Newbiggin - Ashington - Newcastle). This batch of vehicles is the first in the region to receive the new "Sapphire" branding, which is currently being rolled out across the Arriva UK Group.
July 2017
Arriva North East
This vehicle, which carries a two-tone blue base livery, has arrived into the Arriva North East fleet. It is currently being prepared for service at Ashington Depot. Representing an investment of approximately £2.9m, this batch of vehicles have been ordered to replace the older ADL Enviro400s currently allocated to "Sapphire" services X21/X22 (Newbiggin - Ashington - Newcastle). Internally; they feature Esteban Civic V3 seating complete with e-leather, free Wi-Fi, 'Next Stop' audio-visual announcements and USB charging points.
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June 2016
Arriva North East
This vehicle has transferred from Jesmond Depot to Redcar, for use on the extra summer-season X93 services.
June 2018
Arriva North East
The temporary transfer of service work to Stockton has come to an end and returned to its home depot, therefore this vehicle has transferred from Stockton Depot to Darlington.
June 2016
Arriva North East
This vehicle has transferred from Jesmond Depot to Redcar, for use on the extra summer-season X93 services.
June 2019
Arriva North East
After being involved in a non-fault incident and sustaining severe accident damage, this vehicle has been repaired and repainted into Arriva's 2018 fleet livery.
June 2018
Arriva North East
This vehicle has now received full Arriva fleet names and branding, after receiving the earlier rainbow vinyl.