Vehicle Details
Registration: NK54 NVU
Chassis: Scania L94UB
Bodywork: Wright Solar
Depot: Southdown PSV, Copthorne
Livery: Loop (Orange)
Year new: 2004
Vehicle History
January 2020
Go North East
This vehicle has been sold to Southdown PSV, Copthorne.
January 2020
Go North East
Replaced in the fleet by Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5231 (NK55 OLJ) and 5232 (NK55 OLM), this vehicle has now been withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot.
July 2016
Go North East
Following temporary loan to Washington Depot, this vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot.
April 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the orange variant of the revised "Loop" branding.
January 2016
Go North East
Having previously been branded as "Loop", this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black base livery, ahead of the branding on "Loop" services 93/94 being re-launched.
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 2008
Go North East
Following repaint last year, this vehicle has received "The Gateshead Loop" branding, for services 93/94, which operate circular services clockwise and anti-clockwise around Gateshead, Team Valley, Low Fell, QE Hospital and Heworth.
September 2007
Go North East
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Prior to new branding being launched, this vehicle has been repainted into a plain black 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 2007
Go North East
This vehicle has been repainted into a blue base livery, and has also received generic "Cobalt Clipper" and "Route19" branding, acting as a spare vehicle for both services.
April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been reinstated at Hexham Depot, to operate the seasonal Hadrian's Wall Country Bus AD122 service.
April 2019
Go North East
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This vehicle has transferred from Stanley Depot to Hownsgill. After two and a half years of development, the region’s largest bus operator, Go North East opened the doors to its brand new £3.5 million, state-of-the-art... see more
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 Consett Depot to Riverside.
April 2018
Go North East
This vehicle has been delivered to Go North East, following internal refurbishment and repaint into Go North East's corporate base livery at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.
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.