Vehicle Details
Registration: NK58 DVZ
Chassis: Mercedes Citaro 0530N
Bodywork: Mercedes Citaro
Depot: City Transport Group Ltd
Livery: Adapted 2019 fleet livery
Year new: 2008
Vehicle History
September 2020
Go North East
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In line with the re-commencement of scholars services for the 2020/21 academic year, this vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Deptford.
June 2020
Go North East
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From Monday 1 June 2020, in line with guidance from the government, Go North East's bus services will start returning to what can be considered a 'normal' level of service on weekdays (albeit still reduced on weekends), also with some minor changes which had originally been planned to take place from 17 May 2020. As such, this vehicle has now been reinstated at Riverside.
April 2020
Go North East
Following completion of all required vehicle re-allocations; this vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been officially delicensed (SORN'd), enabling Go North East to obtain a tax refund.
December 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has returned to service at Riverside Depot.
December 2017
Go North East
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Prior to returning to service, this vehicle has received Go North East's corporate livery. This example carries the tagline "Recharge your batteries | Many of our buses have power sockets on board".
December 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has returned to Go North East following internal refurbishment and repaint into Go North East's corporate base livery. It is currently undergoing preparation for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot prior to allocation to Riverside Depot.
November 2017
Go North East
This vehicle has been temporarily withdrawn from service at Riverside Depot and released for internal refurbished and repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn. The extensive refurbishment work includes, but is not limited to, external repaint; deep cleaning of the interior of the vehicle; renewal of floor coverings; cleaning all seat frames and re-trimming seats into leather with USB sockets on the back of every seat; fitting blue accent lighting underneath seats to provide extra light on the gangway; and fitting Next Stop Announcements.
September 2017
Go North East
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This vehicle has received the tagline "Never miss your stop | Many of our buses have next stop screens and announcements".
February 2017
Go North East
Acting as a spare vehicle for "Crusader" service 27 and "Citylink" service 57, this vehicle has been fitted with free customer Wi-Fi.
October 2016
Go North East
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This vehicle has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery. The new livery design is a a lot more eye-catching and features a two-tone base livery, with the traditional key colour of red towards the front of the bus, and non-metallic dark blue towards the back. It is thought that further vinyls will be added at a later date, in order to reflect the quality and customer values of Go North East.
May 2016
Go North East
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As a result of service revisions at Deptford Depot and the change in allocation to some of Deptford's services, this vehicle has transferred from Deptford Depot to Riverside. Until July 2016, this vehicle will act as an additional spare vehicle for "Crusader" service 27, "Blaydon Racers" service 49 and "Citylink" service 57.
January 2015
Go North East
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In line with a major network review in Sunderland commencing 25th January 2015; this vehicle is now allocated to service 61, operating between Sunderland, Dalton Park and Murton. At the moment, it carries no route branding.
November 2014
Go North East
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In line with a major network review in Sunderland due to take place from 25th January 2015, the "Silver Arrows" brand name will be withdrawn, with the revised 2/2A services instead operated by "SimpliCity" branded Optare Versas. As there will be an increase in the number of Optare Versas required to operate the revised 2/2A services, "SimpliCity" service 61 will instead be allocated Mercedes Citaros 5320 - 5324, with a new 'shopper hopper' style brand introduced on a silver base. As such; ahead of these changes, this vehicle has now been repainted into a plain silver base livery.
November 2012
Go North East
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This vehicle has received "Silver Arrows" branding, with sub-branding for services 2A/2C. The new and improved 10-minute frequency has been added to the cant rail, promoting the more regular service provided between Sunderland City Centre and Washington, via Chester Road and Penshaw.
May 2012
Go North East
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With the operation of "Silver Arrows" services 2A/2C transferring to Deptford Depot, this vehicle has also transferred from Washington Depot to Deptford.
October 2008
Go North East
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This vehicle has entered service at Washington Depot on "Silver Arrows" services 2A/2C. Introduced from 26th October 2008; these services have partly replaced the old 73/74 circular services, with the link to Teal Farm in Washington being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers, and replaced by a new Go North East secured service operating under contract to Nexus.
October 2008
Go North East
Prior to entering service; this vehicle has received "Silver Arrows" branding, with sub-branding for services 2A/2C. The "Silver Arrows" brand name has been introduced to complement the well-established "Red Arrows" service - together with the "Red Arrows" X2 service, the "Silver Arrows" 2A/2C services will provide a luxury bus service every ten minutes between Sunderland, Hastings Hill and Washington.
September 2008
Go North East
This vehicle, which carries a plain silver base livery, has arrived into the Go North East fleet, and is currently being prepared for service at Saltmeadows Road Depot. It is of 'Gold Standard' specification; featuring full CCTV coverage and recording, information screens, and comfortable seats for all including priority seating with a wheelchair bay for elderly and disabled customers.
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April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
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 Riverside Depot to the Hownsgill Depot.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has had its sub-branding for "Fast Cats" services X35/X36 removed.
April 2016
Go North East
This vehicle has received the orange variant of the revised "Loop" branding.