Arriva North East Fleet Archive Arriva North East's 1912

Registration: W315 PPT

Chassis: DAF SB120

Bodywork: Wright Cadet (DDA)

Depot: Yorkshire Tiger

Livery: Arriva

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2015

January 2016 Arriva North East Photograph by Andrew Stopford
https://www.flickr.com/photos/87583925@N00/24391728276/
Following the completion of modifications to comply with DDA / PSVAR regulations, this vehicle has been sold to the Yorkshire Tiger subsidiary of Arriva UK.
January 2016 Arriva North East Photograph by tvtphotos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/61391443@N02/24024376662/
This vehicle has moved from Stockton to Stockton (Under Repair), whilst undergoing DDA modifications at Thornton Brothers, Ashington, which will enable this vehicle to be used after 1st January 2016 (which is when all single-deck vehicles which do not meet PSVAR / DDA regulations have to be withdrawn from public service).
December 2015 Arriva North East
This vehicle has moved from Stockton to Stockton (Awaiting Disposal).
November 2015 Arriva North East
Despite originally being reinstated to cover for vehicles undergoing refurbishment to "MAX" specification, this vehicle now remains in service at Stockton as part of a Christmas PVR increase.
October 2015 Arriva North East
This vehicle has moved from Stockton (Awaiting Disposal) to Stockton, while other vehicles in Stockton's fleet are undergoing refurbishment to "MAX" specification.
September 2015 Arriva North East
This vehicle has moved from Stockton to Stockton (Awaiting Disposal).
February 2017 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@N02/32841104305/ #7801
Following the completion of repaint and refurbishment to "MAX" specification, this vehicle has returned to service at Blyth Depot.
February 2018 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128789124@N06/25265182187/ #1307
Due to poor mechanical condition and lacklustre reliability; this vehicle has been returned to Arriva Yorkshire, where it retains the same fleet number. It was internally refurbished with e-leather seating and repainted into the new Arriva fleet livery, whilst at Thornton Brothers, Ashington.
February 2020 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55509539@N05/50078125216/ #1499
After the earlier application of sub-branding for service 47 last month, this vehicle has now received a blue wrap for the service with branding modified accordingly.
February 2017 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33928144@N07/33002433471/ #2871
Following the completion of repaint into Arriva's corporate livery, this vehicle has returned to service at Jesmond Depot.