Vehicle Details
Registration: NK51 OKX
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Alpha Recovery, Weetslade
Livery: Green Arrow
Year new: 2001
Vehicle History
October 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold for scrap to Alpha Recovery, Weetslade.
July 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
January 2018
Go North East
In order to eliminate flipdot displays from the Go North East fleet, spare LED displays removed from scrap vehicles are being used to replace the old flipdot displays. As such, this vehicle has now been fitted with a side LED display.
October 2015
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Green Arrow" branding, with sub-branding for services 97/97A (Newcastle - Metrocentre). The new "Green Arrow" brand replaces the current branding on "The Highwayman" services 97/98, coinciding with service changes which will take place at the end of October.
October 2015
Go North East
Ahead of upcoming service changes; this vehicle has lost its "The Highwayman" branding, having been repainted into a dark green base livery.
February 2014
Go North East
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Following the closure of Gateshead and Winlaton depots, this vehicle has been transferred to the brand new Riverside Depot. Riverside Depot replaces the existing depots at Sunderland Road in Gateshead and Winlaton which date back to the days of the tramways.
February 2007
Go North East
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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).
January 2007
Go North East
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Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain blue base livery.
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April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has entered service at Riverside Depot, seeing primary allocation to service X66 (Gateshead - Metrocentre).
April 2020
Go North East
Due to high passenger volumes on the Byker ASDA free shuttle bus service, this vehicle has been reinstated to be allocated to this service. This will allow for more adequate social distancing measures on the A1/A2/A3 services.
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 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has gained an allover rear advertisement for the Dalton Park shopping centre on the outskirts of Murton.
April 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Hexham, in line with the commencement of the operation of this year's operation of the seasonal Hadrian's Wall Country Bus AD122 service.
April 2020
Go North East
In order to combat the changing demand for bus services in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Consett.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received the orange variant of the revised "Loop" branding.