Arriva North East Fleet Archive Arriva North East's 7477

Registration: W404 VGJ

Chassis: DAF DB250RS

Bodywork: Alexander ALX400

Depot: Yorkshire Tiger

Livery: Arriva

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2016

January 2017 Arriva North East Photograph by
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Following disposal from the Arriva North East fleet, this vehicle has now been repainted into a plain white base livery with small Yorkshire Tiger logos added.
August 2016 Arriva North East Photograph by D Stazicker Photography
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This vehicle has been sold to Yorkshire Tiger.
April 2016 Arriva North East
Following the end of the Metro Replacement 900 service, this vehicle has returned to service at Belmont Depot.
March 2016 Arriva North East Photograph by tvtphotos
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As part of Nexus' £350m Metro 'all change' modernisation programme, there are no trains running between Tynemouth and Shiremoor in either direction from 19th March until 2nd April, to allow for track replacement work. 8.7 kilometres of 50-year-old-tracks and track beds between Tynemouth and Shiremoor are being replaced so that the new track will last 50 years more. This vehicle has transferred from Belmont Depot to Jesmond, for use on the Metro Replacement bus service.
November 2015 Arriva North East
Due to over-crowding issues, this vehicle has transferred from Blyth Depot to Belmont.
February 2018 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128789124@N06/39735182674/ #7805
In a bid to standardise the fleets at Arriva North East and Arriva Yorkshire, the two divisions are undertaking a swap of double-deck vehicle allocations. Arriva North East will receive further VDL DB300/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles, and will lose the entire batch of ten Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles. The exchange of vehicles suits the business needs of both divisions: it is... see more
February 2020 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27974644@N07/49372459298/ #1497
Following the displacement of two Optare Solos to Jesmond; this vehicle has transferred from Jesmond Depot to Blyth, in order to replace an older vehicle.
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 2018 Arriva North East
https://www.flickr.com/photos/// #1308
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.