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Vehicle Details

Registration: W908 RBB

Chassis: Volvo B10BLE

Bodywork: Wright Renown (DDA)

Depot: Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet

Livery: Go North East Red

Year new: 2000

Year sold: 2016

Vehicle History

July 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been sold to Ensign Bus Co., Purfleet.
May 2016 Go North East This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot.
September 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 This means that this vehicle does not need to be withdrawn from service prior to 1 January 2016 (like all other non-DDA compliant single deckers).
February 2007 Go North East Photograph by To replace the temporary branding for services 40, 43, 43A, 43B and 44 (vehicles wearing standard fleet livery with Stanley Shuttle vinyls applied), Go North East is to introduce new "The Diamond" branding in line with the simplification of the services which operate between Durham and Newcastle, via Stanley. This vehicle has now received The Diamond" branding, with sub-branding for the 43/44 services. Early expansion of the Go-Ahead Northern empire saw the acquisition of certain smaller competing bus operators in North East England, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Northern acquired JH Hammell (Diamond) on 30th December 1994, which this brand refers to.
December 2006 Go North East Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain orange base livery.

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In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
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April 2016 Go North East
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April 2020 Go North East
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Further service changes have taken place due to the reduced demand for bus services as a result of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. As such, this vehicle has transferred from Peterlee Depot to Deptford.
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