Vehicle Details
Registration: Y493 ETN
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: GNE Red
Year new: 2001
Vehicle History
June 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
November 2017
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Having incurred defects uneconomical to repair, this vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Deptford Depot.
October 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford, where it will cover for Mercedes Citaro vehicles away for internal refurbishment and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
July 2016
Go North East
Following the cascade of younger Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicles to Chester-le-Street Depot, this vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Riverside, to allow the withdrawal of older Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renowns from the fleet.
February 2007
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This vehicle has received "Fab Fifty Seven" branding, for services 57/57A (Newcastle - Gateshead - QE Hospital - Fewster Square - Heworth - Fellgate - South Shields).
December 2006
Go North East
Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain blue base livery.
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April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2017
Go North East
Presently unbranded; this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot, where it will see allocation to services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton).
April 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2009
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a plain cream base livery, also gaining a small "Coaster" logo below the windscreen in the process.
April 2019
Go North East
In order to provide a higher-specification vehicle on service X30 (Stanley - Newcastle), this vehicle has transferred from Saltmeadows Road Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2018
Go North East
Prior to disposal, this vehicle has been re-registered. Its cherished registration mark, K3 VOY, has been sold to a private buyer, in exchange for another cherished registration mark (N21 GNE).
April 2010
Go North East
This vehicle has received basic "Route 19" branding, for service 19 (North Shields - Northumberland Park).