Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NUX
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Connexionsbuses
Livery: 2016 fleet livery - It's our people
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
June 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has been sold to ConnexionsBuses, Harrogate.
June 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has been withdrawn from service at Percy Main Depot.
January 2019
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, in a float/reserve capacity. Alongside Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5201 (NK54 NUU) and 5215 (NK54 NVL), this vehicle should be allocated to a Nexus Miscellaneous Works contract board, releasing a fleet livery Scania CN230UB/Scania Omnicity to operate one of three early-return boards on the "Coaster" 1 and "Cobalt Clipper" 309/310 services. These temporary allocations are as a result of the "Cobalt Clipper" branded Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs undergoing repaint and internal refurbishment at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
October 2018
Go North East
Upcoming re-allocations will see Optare Solo M710SE/Optare 708 (WK58 EAG) transfer to Peterlee Depot. As such, to ensure that all of the vehicles based at Peterlee retain Wi-Fi for the operational benefits this delivers to the company, this vehicle has had its free Wi-Fi equipment removed, in order to allow it to be installed onto 708 (WK58 EAG) instead.
September 2018
Go North East
Following the entry into service of the ex-London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7s on the new Miscellaneous Workings contracts being operated at Riverside; this vehicle is now in a float/reserve capacity, though presently remains allocated to Riverside.
June 2018
Go North East
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Following the entry into service of Optare Solo SR M900/Optare 719 (YJ62 FME) at Peterlee, this vehicl ehas transferred from Peterlee Depot to Riverside. At Riverside, this vehicle serves as a replacement bus for Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro 5319 (NK08 MZW), which was withdrawn from service having sustained fire damage earlier in the year.
April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Peterlee.
April 2018
Go North East
Replaced in the fleet at Chester-le-Street Depot following Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4958 (NL52 WVO) and 4960 (NL52 WVR) returning to full service at Chester-le-Street following the award of new Nexus contracts, this vehicle has transferred to Deptford Depot. It is planned for the vehicle to transfer onward to Peterlee, where this vehicle will see temporary allocation to "Wear Xpress" services X6/X7, with the displaced Optare Solo SR M890 being allocated to another service.
January 2018
Go North East
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Following temporary loan to Deptford Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
December 2017
Go North East
In lieu of Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5232 (NK55 OLM) which has now been returned to Chester-le-Street, this vehicle has now transferred to Deptford Depot on temporary loan.
September 2017
Go North East
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Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
September 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
September 2017
Go North East
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Following temporary loan to Crook Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Chester-le-Street.
September 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Chester-le-Street Depot to Crook, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
August 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the tagline "It's our fantastic people - all 2000 of them - that make the wheels on our buses go round and round"
June 2017
Go North East
Following the recent withdrawal of Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4934 (Y934 ERG); this vehicle has now been fitted with free customer Wi-Fi, and should, alongside similar 5201 (NK54 NUU) and 5202 (NK54 NUV), be allocated to the DU2 service when it runs.
April 2017
Go North East
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Following the entry into service of the refurbished Mercedes Citaros on "Wear Xpress" service X5, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Chester-le-Street. From Sunday 19th March 2017; Go North East will introduce an improved 30-minute frequency to service 13 on Monday to Saturday daytimes, and it will interwork with services 14 and X25. The revised PVR will be 10, and 8 of the vehicles allocated will be single-deck Scania L94UB/Wright Solar vehicles, which are more reliable and will reduce fuel and maintenance costs.
March 2017
Go North East
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Following temporary loan to Peterlee Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Deptford.
March 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Peterlee, on temporary loan, to alleviate vehicle shortages.
January 2017
Go North East
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In line with the delivery of new Wright Streetlite DF/Wright Streetlite Max Micro-Hybrid vehicles for the "Durham Diamond" 16/16A services, which is expected to see the cascade of the current "Durham Diamond" branded Mercedes Citaro 0530N/Mercedes Citaro vehicles to Deptford Depot for use on service X5, this vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery.
May 2016
Go North East
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Following repaint, this vehicle has gained "Fast Cats" branding, without route details above the windows.
May 2016
Go North East
Having previously carried "Prince Bishops" branding, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery.
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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 2019
Go North East
In line with the operation of "Toon Link" services 6 and X31 transferring from Stanley Depot to Riverside, this vehicle has also transferred to Riverside.
April 2019
Go North East
In line with the operation of "Toon Link" services 6 and X31 transferring from Stanley Depot to Riverside, this vehicle has also transferred to Riverside.
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 2014
Go North East
Following recent repaint; this vehicle has received "South Tyne" branding, with sub-branding for services 88/88A.